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Health in Gamble Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gamble Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17771, 17754. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Gamble Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gamble Township adults…

Gamble Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Gamble Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 10–12.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Gamble Township is an older town: 28% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Gamble Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Gamble Township28%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Gamble Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Muncy★★★★★ · 14.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
9.3 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.2 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.1 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careGamble Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Canton · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Gamble Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Gamble Township 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 Gamble Township; ≈ 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 24.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gamble Township, betterGamble Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Gamble Township gets moving

31 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gamble Township 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Gamble Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Gamble Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Gamble Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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

Gamble Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Plunketts Creek Township: 37.1%Lewis Township: 36.1%Cascade Township: 36.2%Eldred Township: 35.3%Hepburn Township: 35.5%Hillsgrove Township: 36.4%Shrewsbury Township: 35.7%Upper Fairfield Township: 33.7%McIntyre Township: 37%Cogan House Township: 36.2%Lycoming Township: 35.5%McNett Township: 38%Loyalsock Township: 36.1%Gamble Township: 35.4%Gamble TownshipPlunketts Creek TownshipLewis TownshipCascade TownshipEldred TownshipHepburn TownshipUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 9.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care · Williamsport · 9.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Eldred Township35.3%
Gamble Township35.4%
Hepburn Township35.5%
Lewis Township36.1%
Cascade Township36.2%
Plunketts Creek Township37.1%
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
Plunketts Creek Township————
Lewis Township————
Cascade Township————
Hepburn TownshipB−35.5%12%17.6%ZIP codes
Eldred TownshipB35.3%11.6%16.3%ZIP codes

Plunketts Creek Township, Lewis Township and Cascade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Gamble Township

Why doesn’t Gamble 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 Gamble Township.

What hospital is closest to Gamble Township?

UPMC Williamsport in Williamsport, 9.2 miles in a straight line from Gamble Township’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 Gamble Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is River Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and Dental in Williamsport, 9.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.