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Health in Fayetteville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Fayetteville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Fayetteville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Fayetteville adults…

On every condition, Fayetteville is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Fayetteville adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.8–37.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Fayetteville is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Fayetteville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Fayetteville26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Fayetteville

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

HNearest ERWellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg · 4.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Chambersburg Hospital★★★★★ · 4.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterChambersburg · 4.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Chambersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.7 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
11 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
18.6 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
20.9 mi
Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFayetteville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFayetteville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFayetteville 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 Fayetteville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Fayetteville, betterFayetteville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Fayetteville gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fayetteville 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fayetteville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Fayetteville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Fayetteville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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

Fayetteville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Guilford————

Guilford: 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.

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Fayetteville

Why doesn’t Fayetteville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Fayetteville?

Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, 4.7 miles in a straight line from Fayetteville’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 Fayetteville?

23 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Internal Medicine Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg, 4.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.