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Health in Kapp Heights · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kapp Heights residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
15.8%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.8%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
20.7%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.7%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
6.8 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Kapp Heights

32%of residents 65+ · PA 20%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kapp Heights adults…

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

33 of every 100 Kapp Heights adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29–37.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Kapp Heights is an older town: 32% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Kapp Heights as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Kapp Heights32%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Kapp Heights

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

HNearest ERWellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 6.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital★★★★★ · 6.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 15.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.8 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
11.8 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.4 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.4 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
25 mi
Hamilton Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Millersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careKapp Heights is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Kapp Heights itself
✓ Mental healthKapp Heights 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 Kapp Heights; ≈ 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 20.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 11.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kapp Heights, betterKapp Heights, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Kapp Heights gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kapp Heights 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kapp Heights adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Kapp Heights does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Kapp Heights adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Kapp Heights adults are in frequent mental distress
14% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Kapp Heights and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
NorthumberlandC−37.6%13.3%20.5%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory11.6%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Kapp Heights

Why doesn’t Kapp Heights have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Kapp Heights?

Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, 6.8 miles in a straight line from Kapp Heights’ 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 Kapp Heights.

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.