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Health in Harrisville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Harrisville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Harrisville

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Harrisville

1 in 8 adults have COPD (12.8%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 9 adults have heart disease (11.3%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 5.5%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Harrisville runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 27% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Harrisville adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31.6%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Dental care lags in Harrisville

55.3% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 64.4% across Pennsylvania. Among those 65 and older, 19.1% have lost all their teeth (Pennsylvania 14.5%). Checkups ↓

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 Harrisville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Harrisville adults…

Harrisville runs above PA on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Harrisville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 11.5–14.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Harrisville is an older town: 27% 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 Harrisville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Harrisville27%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 31.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 22%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Harrisville, betterHarrisville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Harrisville gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
55%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Harrisville 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Harrisville

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 4.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 4.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkMercer · 14.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Mercer
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
UPMC Jameson
New Castle · ★★★★★
ER
22.2 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHarrisville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHarrisville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHarrisville 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 Harrisville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Harrisville adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Harrisville runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Harrisville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Harrisville adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Harrisville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

42.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.3%
Thinking or memory17.7%
Hearing11.7%
Errands alone11.5%
Vision7.3%
Dressing or bathing5.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Harrisville

Why doesn’t Harrisville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Harrisville?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 4.1 miles in a straight line from Harrisville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.