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Health in Franklintown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Franklintown residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
17.3%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
34.8%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
23.1%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.3%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
12.8 mi
UPMC Carlisle
What stands out

What stands out about health in Franklintown

8.7%have diabetes · PA 11.6%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Franklintown adults…

Franklintown runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Franklintown adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 7.5–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Franklintown

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationLewisberry · 9.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
Family First Health Corporation
3 sites · nearest in Lewisberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams
Gardners · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
12.8 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.4 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.1 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.2 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careFranklintown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFranklintown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFranklintown 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 Franklintown; ≈ 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 23.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Franklintown, betterFranklintown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Franklintown gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1State Game Lands Number 24312 acres2Archie Hess Memorial Park12 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
63%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
73%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Franklintown 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Franklintown adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Franklintown runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Franklintown adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Franklintown adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Franklintown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.1%

of Franklintown adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing6.3%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Franklintown

Why doesn’t Franklintown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Franklintown?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 12.8 miles in a straight line from Franklintown’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 Franklintown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lewisberry Center in Lewisberry, 9.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.