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Health in Hamilton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hamilton Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16912, 16939. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hamilton Township adults…

On every condition, Hamilton Township is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Hamilton Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.3–36.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hamilton Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC WellsboroWellsboro · 14.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTroy Community Hospital★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesBlossburg · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
8 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.2 mi
Troy Community Hospital
Troy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
31.6 mi
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Elmira · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careHamilton Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Canton · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hamilton Township itself
✓ Mental healthHamilton 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 Hamilton 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 25.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hamilton Township, betterHamilton Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hamilton Township gets moving

5.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hamilton Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hamilton Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hamilton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hamilton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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

Hamilton Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Blossburg: 36.7%Bloss Township: 36.5%Ward Township: 37.9%Union Township: 38.6%Liberty Township: 38.9%Duncan Township: 36.2%Covington Township: 38.9%Sullivan Township: 37.6%McNett Township: 38%Canton Township: 37%Jackson Township: 38.4%Morris Township: 37.8%Hamilton Township: 37.1%Hamilton TownshipBlossburgBloss TownshipWard TownshipUnion TownshipLiberty TownshipUPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro · 14.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHTroy Community Hospital · Troy · 15.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHLaurel Dental - Blossburg · Blossburg · 1.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bloss Township36.5%
Blossburg36.7%
Hamilton Township37.1%
Ward Township37.9%
Union Township38.6%
Liberty Township38.9%
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
BlossburgB−36.7%11%17.5%CDC place
Liberty TownshipC−38.9%12.9%20.1%ZIP codes
Union Township————
Ward Township————
Bloss Township————

Union Township: not graded. Ward Township and Bloss 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.

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hamilton Township

Why doesn’t Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township.

What hospital is closest to Hamilton Township?

UPMC Wellsboro in Wellsboro, 14.4 miles in a straight line from Hamilton 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 Hamilton Township?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Laurel Dental - Blossburg in Blossburg, 1.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.