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Health in Kratzerville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kratzerville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Kratzerville

COPD and heart disease run high in Kratzerville

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.7%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.1%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Kratzerville runs above Pennsylvania on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Kratzerville adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.5%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Kratzerville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kratzerville adults…

Kratzerville runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Kratzerville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kratzerville, betterKratzerville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Kratzerville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Kratzerville

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

HNearest ERWellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 8.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital★★★★★ · 8.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 18.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.6 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
17 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
18.4 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.1 mi
Hamilton Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Millersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.2 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
30.9 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careKratzerville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKratzerville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthKratzerville 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 Kratzerville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kratzerville 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kratzerville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Kratzerville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Kratzerville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Kratzerville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jackson Township: 35.5%Penn Township: 35.2%Monroe Township: 35.1%Limestone Township: 34.4%Union Township: 34.9%New Berlin: 33.7%Middlecreek Township: 37.7%Center Township: 38%Washington Township: 36.8%Selinsgrove: 33.1%Union Township: 36.3%Lower Augusta Township: 38.1%Upper Augusta Township: 38.1%Shamokin Dam: 35.2%Winfield: 33.4%Hummels Wharf: 34.8%Point Township: 35.7%Kratzerville: 37.1%KratzervilleJackson TownshipPenn TownshipMonroe Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#14 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Monroe Township35.1%
Penn Township35.2%
Jackson Township35.5%
Kratzerville37.1%
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
Jackson TownshipC+35.5%11.7%18.5%ZIP codes
Penn TownshipB−35.2%10.6%16.2%ZIP codes
Monroe TownshipB−35.1%11%17%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Kratzerville

Why doesn’t Kratzerville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Kratzerville?

Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, 8.6 miles in a straight line from Kratzerville’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 Kratzerville.

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.