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Health in Jerseytown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jerseytown residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
20.1%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
35.4%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
25.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
7.5%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
8.4 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Jerseytown

9.7%have heart disease · PA 7.4%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jerseytown adults…

Jerseytown runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Jerseytown adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Jerseytown

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Medical CenterDanville · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 20.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
8.6 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.1 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.6 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
20.6 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
2 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careJerseytown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jerseytown itself
✓ Mental healthJerseytown 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 Jerseytown; ≈ 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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jerseytown, betterJerseytown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Jerseytown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jerseytown 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jerseytown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Jerseytown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Jerseytown adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Jerseytown 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.

33%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Jerseytown

Why doesn’t Jerseytown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jerseytown?

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, 8.4 miles in a straight line from Jerseytown’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 Jerseytown.

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.