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Health in Goldsboro · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Goldsboro residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Goldsboro

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Goldsboro adults…

Goldsboro runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Goldsboro adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.5–3.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Goldsboro

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

HNearest ERUPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg · 8.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Pinnacle Hospitals★★★★★ · 8.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationLewisberry · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Family First Health Corporation
3 sites · nearest in Lewisberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.2 mi
Hamilton Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Steelton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.9 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
10.1 mi
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGoldsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGoldsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGoldsboro 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 Goldsboro; ≈ 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 21.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Goldsboro, betterGoldsboro, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Goldsboro gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
75%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Goldsboro 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Goldsboro adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Goldsboro adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Goldsboro adults are in frequent mental distress
17.6% · 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

Goldsboro and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Newberry Township: 34.9%Londonderry Township: 32.4%Conewago Township: 35.5%Warrington Township: 34.6%Fairview Township: 34.8%East Manchester Township: 35.1%Lewisberry: 34.8%York Haven: 34.9%Lower Swatara Township: 32.3%Conoy Township: 35.6%West Donegal Township: 33.3%Middletown: 33.5%Mount Joy Township: 34%Royalton: 33.8%Falmouth: 37.2%Derry Township: 29.4%Goldsboro: 34.6%GoldsboroNewberry TownshipLondonderry TownshipUPMC Pinnacle Hospitals · Harrisburg · 8.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHMilton S Hershey Medical Center · Hershey · 10.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHPenn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · Camp Hill · 11.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHLewisberry Center · Lewisberry · 5.8 mi+Hamilton Health Center Family Practice at Steelton · Steelton · 7.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Londonderry Township32.4%
Goldsboro34.6%
Newberry Township34.9%
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
Newberry TownshipB34.9%10.1%17.3%ZIP codes
Londonderry TownshipB+32.4%10.7%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.

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Goldsboro

Why doesn’t Goldsboro have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Goldsboro?

UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals in Harrisburg, 8.9 miles in a straight line from Goldsboro’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 Goldsboro?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lewisberry Center in Lewisberry, 5.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.