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Health in Fairfield Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fairfield Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Fairfield Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 16314. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Fairfield Township

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Fairfield Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.9%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 35.4%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Fairfield Township runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Fairfield Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.3%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Fairfield Township’s likely range; Fairfield Township’s figures come from ZIP code 16314, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fairfield Township adults…

Fairfield Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Fairfield Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fairfield Township, betterFairfield Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Fairfield Township gets moving

0.9 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Fairfield Township

No hospital or community health center in Fairfield Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSheakleyville · 6.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.9 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
20.3 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
23.6 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairfield Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Fairfield Township itself
✓ Mental healthFairfield Township is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fairfield Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fairfield Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fairfield Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fairfield Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Fairfield Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Fairfield Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Fairfield Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Union Township: 36.7%Cochranton: 34.6%East Fairfield Township: 36.2%Greenwood Township: 36.6%Wayne Township: 36%Deer Creek Township: 35.1%West Mead Township: 36.7%Vernon Township: 36.6%East Mead Township: 36.6%East Fallowfield Township: 37.4%Sandy Creek Township: 35.3%Sadsbury Township: 36%Canal Township: 35.9%Randolph Township: 36.2%Jackson Township: 36.4%Troy Township: 38%Plum Township: 38.4%New Vernon Township: 34.8%French Creek Township: 35.1%Fairfield Township: 36%Fairfield TownshipUnion TownshipCochrantonEast Fairfield TownshipGreenwood TownshipWayne TownshipDeer Creek TownshipMeadville Medical Center · Meadville · 9 mi · 4★ MedicareHUPMC Horizon · Greenville · 15.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHSheakleyville Health Center · Sheakleyville · 6.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cochranton34.6%
Deer Creek Township35.1%
Fairfield Township36%
Wayne Township36%
East Fairfield Township36.2%
Greenwood Township36.6%
Union Township36.7%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Union Township————
CochrantonB34.6%11.3%17.3%CDC place
East Fairfield Township————
Greenwood TownshipC+36.6%12.3%19.5%ZIP codes
Wayne TownshipC+36%12.2%19.2%ZIP codes
Deer Creek Township————

Union Township, East Fairfield Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.3%

of Fairfield Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Fairfield Township

Why doesn’t Fairfield Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Fairfield Township.

What hospital is closest to Fairfield Township?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 9.0 miles in a straight line from Fairfield Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Fairfield Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sheakleyville Health Center in Sheakleyville, 6.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Fairfield Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.