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Health in Gray Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gray Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 15337. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Gray Township

Smoking is more common in Gray Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.8%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Gray Township

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.2%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Gray Township’s likely range; Gray Township’s figures come from ZIP code 15337, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gray Township, betterGray Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Gray Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gray Township adults…

Gray Township runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Gray Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Gray Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC GreeneWaynesburg · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Washington Hospital★★★★★ · 18.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareRogersville · 7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.3 mi
UPMC Greene
Waynesburg · not rated
ER
11.3 mi
Centerville Clinics, Incorporated
3 sites · nearest in Waynesburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.4 mi
Advanced Surgical Hospital
Washington · not rated
18.8 mi
The Washington Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
Wheeling Hospital
Wheeling · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGray Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGray Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGray 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 Gray Township; ≈ 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 Gray Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gray Township 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Gray Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Gray Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Gray Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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

Gray Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Richhill Township: 36.5%Center Township: 34.8%Morris Township: 35.8%West Finley Township: 39.1%East Finley Township: 39.1%Aleppo Township: 35.6%Jackson Township: 35.1%Franklin Township: 34.5%Wayne Township: 36.7%Morris Township: 39.1%Washington Township: 36%Gray Township: 35.3%Gray TownshipRichhill TownshipCenter TownshipMorris TownshipUPMC Greene · Waynesburg · 11.3 miHCornerstone Care Community Health Center of Rogersville · Rogersville · 7 mi+Waynesburg Clinic · Waynesburg · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Center Township34.8%
Gray Township35.3%
Morris Township35.8%
Richhill Township36.5%
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
Richhill Township————
Center TownshipB34.8%11.1%17.3%ZIP codes
Morris Township————

Richhill Township and Morris 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.

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.8%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Gray Township

Why doesn’t Gray 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 Gray Township.

What hospital is closest to Gray Township?

UPMC Greene in Waynesburg, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Gray Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Gray Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Rogersville in Rogersville, 7.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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