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Health in Felton · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Felton residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Felton

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Felton, betterFelton, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Felton gets moving

1 mile of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Felton adults…

Felton runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Felton adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.6–11.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Felton

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

HNearest ERWellspan York HospitalYork · 10.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationYork · 9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.3 mi
Oss Orthopaedic Hospital
York · not rated
9 mi
Family First Health Corporation
4 sites · nearest in York
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.5 mi
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital
York · not rated
10.5 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
UPMC Memorial
York · ★★★★★
ER
17.4 mi
Union Community Care
4 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careFelton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFelton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFelton 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 Felton; ≈ 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 Felton adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Felton 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Felton adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Felton adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Felton adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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

Felton and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Chanceford Township: 34.3%North Hopewell Township: 34.5%Windsor Township: 34.8%Lower Windsor Township: 35.1%East Hopewell Township: 34.7%Manor Township: 35.6%Conestoga Township: 35.6%Lower Chanceford Township: 34.6%Springfield Township: 34.8%York Township: 35.5%Shrewsbury Township: 34.3%Cross Roads: 34%Hopewell Township: 34.5%Red Lion: 37.7%Springettsbury Township: 34.7%Stonybrook: 33.9%Felton: 35.3%FeltonChanceford TownshipNorth Hopewell TownshipWindsor TownshipOss Orthopaedic Hospital · York · 8.3 miHWellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital · York · 9.5 miHWellspan York Hospital · York · 10.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHFamily First Health Dental Center at Springwood Road · York · 9 mi+Lancaster Brightside · Lancaster · 17.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Chanceford Township34.3%
North Hopewell Township34.5%
Windsor Township34.8%
Felton35.3%
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
Chanceford TownshipB+34.3%10.7%16.2%ZIP codes
Windsor TownshipB+34.8%10.6%16.5%ZIP codes
North Hopewell TownshipB+34.5%10.7%16.3%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 Felton adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Felton

Why doesn’t Felton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Felton?

Wellspan York Hospital in York, 10.5 miles in a straight line from Felton’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 Felton?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Family First Health Dental Center at Springwood Road in York, 9.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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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.