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Health in Lewis Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lewis Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17771, 17728. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Lewis Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lewis Township adults…

Lewis Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Lewis Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.9–12%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lewis Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 12.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Williamsport★★★★★ · 12.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 12.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.5 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
12.8 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.7 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.7 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.7 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careLewis Township is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Canton · need score 13 of 25
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lewis Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Lewis 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 Lewis 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 25%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lewis Township, betterLewis Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lewis Township gets moving

5.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lewis Township 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lewis Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Lewis Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Lewis Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Lewis Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

McIntyre Township: 37%Hepburn Township: 35.5%Cogan House Township: 36.2%Gamble Township: 35.4%Lycoming Township: 35.5%Cascade Township: 36.2%McNett Township: 38%Jackson Township: 38.4%Eldred Township: 35.3%Loyalsock Township: 36.1%Pine Township: 36.6%Cummings Township: 35.5%Mifflin Township: 34.8%Plunketts Creek Township: 37.1%Anthony Township: 35.5%Old Lycoming Township: 37.1%Lewis Township: 36.1%Lewis TownshipMcIntyre TownshipHepburn TownshipCogan House TownshipGamble TownshipLycoming TownshipCascade TownshipUPMC Williamsport · Williamsport · 12.5 mi · 3★ MedicareHRiver Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and Dental · Williamsport · 12.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Gamble Township35.4%
Hepburn Township35.5%
Lycoming Township35.5%
Lewis Township36.1%
Cogan House Township36.2%
Cascade Township36.2%
McIntyre Township37%
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
McIntyre Township————
Hepburn TownshipB−35.5%12%17.6%ZIP codes
Cogan House Township————
Gamble Township————
Lycoming TownshipB−35.5%12%17.7%ZIP codes
Cascade Township————

McIntyre Township, Cogan House Township, Gamble Township and Cascade 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.

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Lewis Township

Why doesn’t Lewis 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 Lewis Township.

What hospital is closest to Lewis Township?

UPMC Williamsport in Williamsport, 12.5 miles in a straight line from Lewis Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Lewis Township.

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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.