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Health in Knox Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Knox Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 15825. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Knox Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Knox Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Knox Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–10.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Knox Township

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville · 4.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 4.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkPunxsutawney · 11.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.9 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
9.8 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
11.3 mi
Primary Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Punxsutawney
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.7 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
18.2 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
27.7 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
2 sites · nearest in Ridgway
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Knox Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Knox Township itself
✓ Mental healthKnox 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 Knox 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 26%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Knox Township, betterKnox Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Knox Township gets moving

1.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Knox Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Knox Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Knox Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Knox Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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.

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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

Knox Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Pine Creek Township: 34.3%Rose Township: 34.4%Oliver Township: 35.9%McCalmont Township: 36.9%Eldred Township: 35.5%Warsaw Township: 35.1%Brookville: 34.2%Washington Township: 36.1%Winslow Township: 37%Clover Township: 35.2%Union Township: 34.6%Beaver Township: 36.3%Ringgold Township: 36.5%Perry Township: 36.2%Henderson Township: 36.6%Bell Township: 36.6%Young Township: 36.4%Knox Township: 34.3%Knox TownshipPine Creek TownshipRose TownshipOliver TownshipMcCalmont TownshipPenn Highlands Brookville · Brookville · 4.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHPunxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney · 9.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Dubois · Dubois · 13.7 mi · 2★ MedicareHPunxsutawney Community Health Center · Punxsutawney · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Knox Township34.3%
Pine Creek Township34.3%
Rose Township34.4%
Oliver Township35.9%
McCalmont Township36.9%
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
Pine Creek TownshipB−34.3%12.2%17.5%ZIP 15825
Rose TownshipB−34.4%12.2%17.7%ZIP codes
Oliver Township————
McCalmont TownshipC−36.9%13.1%21.6%ZIP codes

Oliver 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.

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Knox Township

Why doesn’t Knox 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 Knox Township.

What hospital is closest to Knox Township?

Penn Highlands Brookville in Brookville, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Knox 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 Knox 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.