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Health in Faxon · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Faxon residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Faxon

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Faxon adults…

Faxon runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Faxon adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.7–12%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Faxon is an older town: 41% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Faxon as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Faxon41%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Faxon

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

HNearest ERUPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 2.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Muncy★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.1 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.6 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.6 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
27.6 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Hughesville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFaxon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Faxon itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Faxon itself

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 Faxon; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Faxon, betterFaxon, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Faxon gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Faxon 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Faxon adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Faxon adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Faxon adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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.

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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

Faxon and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Kenmar: 34.7%Loyalsock Township: 36.1%Williamsport: 38.6%Montoursville: 32.6%Old Lycoming Township: 37.1%Garden View: 35.8%Upper Fairfield Township: 33.7%Armstrong Township: 36.1%Fairfield Township: 34.2%Eldred Township: 35.3%Hepburn Township: 35.5%Lycoming Township: 35.5%South Williamsport: 36%Duboistown: 36.2%Woodward Township: 36.6%Susquehanna Township: 36.1%Faxon: 35.5%FaxonKenmarLoyalsock TownshipWilliamsportUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 2.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care · Williamsport · 1.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Kenmar34.7%
Faxon35.5%
Loyalsock Township36.1%
Williamsport38.6%
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
Kenmar————
WilliamsportC38.6%11%19%CDC place
Loyalsock TownshipB−36.1%11.4%16.5%ZIP codes

Kenmar: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Faxon

Why doesn’t Faxon have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Faxon?

UPMC Williamsport in Williamsport, 2.1 miles in a straight line from Faxon’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Faxon?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care in Williamsport, 1.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.