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Scenery of Jordan Township, Lycoming County, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Jordan Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jordan Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17774, 17814. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Jordan Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jordan Township adults…

Jordan Township runs above PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Jordan Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Jordan Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC MuncyMuncy · 13.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Muncy★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSullivan County Laurel Health CenterHughesville · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Sullivan County Laurel Health Center
Hughesville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.2 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.7 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
19.4 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.3 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careJordan Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Jordan Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Jordan 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 Jordan 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 22.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jordan Township, betterJordan Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Jordan Township gets moving

3.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jordan Township 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jordan Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Jordan Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Jordan Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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.

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

Jordan Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Franklin Township: 36.4%Pine Township: 36.5%Davidson Township: 37.1%Moreland Township: 36.9%Penn Township: 35.8%Madison Township: 34.8%Greenwood Township: 36.2%Jackson Township: 36.7%Iola: 37.8%Millville: 36.5%Laporte Township: 34.5%Shrewsbury Township: 36.5%Colley Township: 35.6%Sugarloaf Township: 36.7%Jordan Township: 36%Jordan TownshipFranklin TownshipPine TownshipDavidson TownshipSullivan County Laurel Health Center · Hughesville · 12.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Jordan Township36%
Franklin Township36.4%
Pine Township36.5%
Davidson Township37.1%
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
Franklin Township————
Pine TownshipC+36.5%12.3%17.8%ZIP codes
Davidson Township————

Franklin Township and Davidson 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.

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Jordan Township

Why doesn’t Jordan 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 Jordan Township.

What hospital is closest to Jordan Township?

UPMC Muncy in Muncy, 13.2 miles in a straight line from Jordan 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 Jordan 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.