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Health in Hubley Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hubley Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17968, 17938, 17978, 17983. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hubley Township

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Hubley Township

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 22.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.6 mi
Hamilton Family Care at Millersburg
Millersburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.7 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
22.7 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
23.5 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
25.1 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
✓ Primary careHubley Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hubley Township itself
✓ Mental healthHubley 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 Hubley 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hubley Township adults…

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

33 of every 100 Hubley Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–37.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hubley Township, betterHubley Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hubley Township gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hubley Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hubley Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hubley Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hubley Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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

Hubley Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Mahantongo Township: 37.2%Hegins Township: 36.1%Jordan Township: 36.1%Klingerstown: 37%Eldred Township: 35.8%Upper Mahanoy Township: 36.1%Lykens Township: 34%Frailey Township: 37.9%Porter Township: 37.5%Barry Township: 38.5%Williams Township: 36.6%Foster Township: 38.9%Hubley Township: 35.5%Hubley TownshipUpper Mahantongo TownshipHegins Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hubley Township35.5%
Hegins Township36.1%
Upper Mahantongo Township37.2%
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
Hegins TownshipB36.1%11.2%17.3%ZIP codes
Upper Mahantongo Township————

Upper Mahantongo 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.

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hubley Township

Why doesn’t Hubley 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 Hubley Township.

What hospital is closest to Hubley Township?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 22.7 miles in a straight line from Hubley 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 Hubley 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.