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Falmouth, Pennsylvania (6287774790)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Falmouth · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Falmouth residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Falmouth. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Falmouth

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Falmouth, betterFalmouth, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Falmouth gets moving

0.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Falmouth adults…

Falmouth runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Falmouth adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.2–37.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Falmouth

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

HNearest ERMilton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey · 10.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMilton S Hershey Medical Center★★★★★ · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationLewisberry · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.3 mi
Family First Health Corporation
4 sites · nearest in Lewisberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.4 mi
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
Hamilton Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Steelton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.1 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
14.3 mi
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital
York · not rated
✓ Primary careFalmouth is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFalmouth is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFalmouth 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 Falmouth; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
62%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Falmouth 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Falmouth adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Falmouth adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Falmouth adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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

Falmouth and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Conoy Township: 35.6%Londonderry Township: 32.4%East Manchester Township: 35.1%Hellam Township: 35.1%Saginaw: no dataWest Donegal Township: 33.3%East Donegal Township: 35.3%York Haven: 34.9%Newberry Township: 34.9%Middletown: 33.5%Mount Joy Township: 34%Lower Swatara Township: 32.3%Goldsboro: 34.6%Royalton: 33.8%Derry Township: 29.4%Falmouth: 37.2%FalmouthConoy TownshipLondonderry TownshipMilton S Hershey Medical Center · Hershey · 10.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHUPMC Pinnacle Hospitals · Harrisburg · 12.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHLewisberry Center · Lewisberry · 8.3 mi+Hamilton Health Center Family Practice at Steelton · Steelton · 10.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Londonderry Township32.4%
Conoy Township35.6%
Falmouth37.2%
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
Londonderry TownshipB+32.4%10.7%15.1%ZIP codes
Conoy TownshipB+35.6%9.8%17%ZIP codes

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Falmouth

Why doesn’t Falmouth have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Falmouth?

Milton S Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, 10.4 miles in a straight line from Falmouth’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 Falmouth?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lewisberry Center in Lewisberry, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Falmouth.

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.