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Health in Homer Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Homer Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 16915. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Homer Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Homer Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Homer Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Homer Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC ColeCoudersport · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Cole★★★★★ · 5.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaEmporium · 17 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
3 sites · nearest in Emporium
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.2 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.3 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Westfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.9 mi
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville · ★★★★★
ER
34.3 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careHomer Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Coudersport · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Homer Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Homer 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 Homer 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 26.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Homer Township, betterHomer Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Homer Township gets moving

29 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Homer Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Homer Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Homer Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Homer Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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

Homer Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Sylvania Township: 37.5%Eulalia Township: 37.5%Summit Township: 37.5%Keating Township: 37.5%Portage Township: 37.5%Wharton Township: 37.5%Austin: 37.9%Roulette Township: 39.7%Sweden Township: 37.5%Hebron Township: 37.6%West Branch Township: 39.8%Homer Township: 37.5%Homer TownshipSylvania TownshipEulalia TownshipSummit TownshipKeating TownshipUPMC Cole · Coudersport · 5.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Homer Township37.5%
Sylvania Township37.5%
Eulalia Township37.5%
Summit Township37.5%
Keating Township37.5%
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
Sylvania Township————
Summit Township————
Eulalia Township————
Keating Township————

Sylvania Township, Summit Township and Keating Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Eulalia Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Homer Township

Why doesn’t Homer 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 Homer Township.

What hospital is closest to Homer Township?

UPMC Cole in Coudersport, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Homer Township’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 Homer 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.