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Health in Herrick Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Herrick Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 18853. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Herrick Township

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Herrick Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.1%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 36.2%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Herrick Township runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Herrick Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.1%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Herrick Township’s likely range; Herrick Township’s figures come from ZIP code 18853, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Herrick Township adults…

Herrick Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Herrick Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.2–11.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Herrick Township, betterHerrick Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Herrick Township gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Getting care

Care in and near Herrick Township

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

HNearest EREndless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose · 16.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRobert Packer Hospital★★★★★ · 19.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesTowanda · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.2 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Towanda
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Endless Mountains Health Systems
Montrose · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Matthew W. Stahl Memorial Health Center
Montrose · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
19.4 mi
Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre · ★★★★★
ER
26.4 mi
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital
Binghamton · ★★★★★
ER
26.7 mi
United Health Services Hospitals
Binghamton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHerrick Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Herrick Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Herrick 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 Herrick 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Herrick Township 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Herrick Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Herrick Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Herrick Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · 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

Herrick Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Standing Stone Township: 37%Stevens Township: 35.6%Wyalusing Township: 36.5%Wysox Township: 36.6%Asylum Township: 35.9%Pike Township: 35.4%Rush Township: 35.5%Wyalusing: 36.4%Wilmot Township: 36.1%Terry Township: 36.4%Tuscarora Township: 36.3%Towanda Township: 35.9%North Towanda Township: 35.9%Towanda: 35.4%Sheshequin Township: 36%Rome Township: 36.1%Herrick Township: 36.5%Herrick TownshipStanding Stone TownshipStevens TownshipWyalusing TownshipWysox TownshipLaurel Dental- Towanda at Progress Plaza · Towanda · 10.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Stevens Township35.6%
Herrick Township36.5%
Wyalusing Township36.5%
Wysox Township36.6%
Standing Stone Township37%
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
Standing Stone Township————
Stevens Township————
Wyalusing TownshipC36.5%12.9%20.2%ZIP 18853
Wysox TownshipC36.6%12.5%19.6%ZIP codes

Standing Stone Township and Stevens 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.

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%
Thinking or memory16.1%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Herrick Township

Why doesn’t Herrick 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 Herrick Township.

What hospital is closest to Herrick Township?

Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, 16.1 miles in a straight line from Herrick Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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