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Health in Freedom Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Freedom Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17325, 17320. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Freedom Township adults…

Freedom Township runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Freedom Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Freedom Township

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

HNearest ERGettysburg HospitalGettysburg · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGettysburg Hospital★★★★★ · 5.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationGettysburg · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
7.8 mi
Family First Health Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Gettysburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.9 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
6 sites · nearest in Waynesboro
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.5 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
17 mi
UPMC Hanover
Hanover · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Carroll Hospital Center
Westminster · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFreedom Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFreedom Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFreedom Township 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 Freedom Township; ≈ 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 37%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Freedom Township, betterFreedom Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Freedom Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Freedom Township 6.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Freedom Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Freedom Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Freedom Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Freedom Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cumberland Township: 35.1%Liberty Township: 36.1%Highland Township: 35.9%Mount Joy Township: 36.1%Straban Township: 35.5%Gettysburg: 33.3%Franklin Township: 38.4%Butler Township: 38.3%Carroll Valley: 35.5%Hamiltonban Township: 36.5%Blue Ridge Summit: 38%Washington Township: 38.4%Orrtanna: 38.2%Freedom Township: 35.5%Freedom TownshipCumberland TownshipLiberty TownshipHighland TownshipGettysburg Hospital · Gettysburg · 5.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHWellspan Waynesboro Hospital · Waynesboro · 14.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHGettysburg Center · Gettysburg · 7.8 mi+Keystone Medical Associates Waynesboro · Waynesboro · 11.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cumberland Township35.1%
Freedom Township35.5%
Highland Township35.9%
Liberty Township36.1%
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
Cumberland TownshipB+35.1%11%14.1%ZIP 17325
Liberty TownshipB+36.1%11.1%15%ZIP 17320
Highland TownshipB35.9%11.4%15.1%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Freedom Township

Why doesn’t Freedom Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Freedom Township?

Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Freedom Township’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 Freedom Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Gettysburg Center in Gettysburg, 7.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Freedom Township.

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.