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Idaville, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Idaville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Idaville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Idaville

COPD, arthritis and high blood pressure run high in Idaville

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.1%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 3 adults have arthritis (35.7%), vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. High blood pressure is also above the state: 38.5%, vs 32.8% across Pennsylvania. In all, Idaville runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

1 in 13 working-age adults in Idaville has no health insurance

8% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. 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 Idaville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Idaville adults…

Idaville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Idaville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
64%Colon screeningPA 68%
68%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Idaville 8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Idaville

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 11.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 11.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterGardners · 0.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.8 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Gardners
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
12.4 mi
Family First Health Corporation
3 sites · nearest in Gettysburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg · ★★★★★
ER
18.9 mi
UPMC Hanover
Hanover · ★★★★★
ER
21.8 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careIdaville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careIdaville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthIdaville 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 Idaville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Idaville, betterIdaville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Idaville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Idaville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Idaville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Idaville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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

Idaville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Huntington Township: 37%Tyrone Township: 37.3%Gardners: 38.7%Reading Township: 36.4%Latimore Township: 37.1%York Springs: 39.3%South Middleton Township: 34.8%Heidlersburg: 39%Straban Township: 35.5%Butler Township: 38.3%Menallen Township: 38.9%Idaville: 40.1%IdavilleHuntington TownshipTyrone TownshipGardnersUPMC Carlisle · Carlisle · 11.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHGettysburg Hospital · Gettysburg · 13.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams · Gardners · 0.8 mi+Gettysburg Center · Gettysburg · 12.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Huntington Township37%
Tyrone Township37.3%
Gardners38.7%
Idaville40.1%
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
Tyrone TownshipB−37.3%11.6%16.7%ZIP codes
Huntington TownshipB−37%11.4%17.3%ZIP codes
Gardners————

Gardners: 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.

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Idaville

Why doesn’t Idaville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Idaville?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 11.3 miles in a straight line from Idaville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Idaville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams in Gardners, 0.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.