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PA 287 at PA 49 and US 15 in LawrencevillePhoto: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Lawrenceville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lawrenceville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Lawrenceville

Smoking is more common in Lawrenceville

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (21%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

More Lawrenceville adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.7%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Lawrenceville

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9.1%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

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 Lawrenceville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 21%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Lawrenceville, betterLawrenceville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lawrenceville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lawrenceville adults…

Lawrenceville runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Lawrenceville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lawrenceville

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

HNearest ERCorning HospitalCorning · 10.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCorning Hospital★★★★★ · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Penn Comprehensive Health ServicesLawrenceville · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.3 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
6 sites · nearest in Lawrenceville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.4 mi
Corning Hospital
Corning · ★★★★★
ER
17.1 mi
Arnot Ogden Medical Center
Elmira · ★★★★★
ER
17.2 mi
The Chautauqua Center
2 sites · nearest in Elmira
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19.4 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Troy Community Hospital
Troy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLawrenceville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lawrenceville itself
✓ Mental healthLawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lawrenceville 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lawrenceville adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Lawrenceville runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Lawrenceville adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Lawrenceville adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse 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.

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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

Lawrenceville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lawrence Township: 40%Lindley: 33.2%Jackson Township: 39.3%Lawrenceville: 39.6%LawrencevilleLawrence TownshipLawrenceville Laurel Health Center · Lawrenceville · 2.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lawrenceville39.6%
Lawrence Township40%
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
Lawrence TownshipC−40%13%21.7%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.4%

of Lawrenceville adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory17.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Lawrenceville

Why doesn’t Lawrenceville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Lawrenceville?

Corning Hospital in Corning, 10.4 miles in a straight line from Lawrenceville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Lawrenceville?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lawrenceville Laurel Health Center in Lawrenceville, 2.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Lawrenceville.

Town Square →
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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.