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Health in Madison Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Madison Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16259, 16242. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Madison Township

COPD, heart disease and arthritis run high in Madison Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.5%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.6%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis is also above the state: 38%, vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Madison Township runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Madison Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.2%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Madison Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.6%), vs 15.8% 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 Madison Township’s likely range; Madison Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16259, 16242, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Madison Township adults…

Madison Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Madison Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Madison Township, betterMadison Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Madison Township gets moving

8.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Madison Township

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

HNearest ERAcmh HospitalKittanning · 11.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAcmh Hospital★★★★★ · 11.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkEast Brady · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in East Brady
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.7 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
23.2 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
25.2 mi
Community Health Clinic, Inc. - Vandergrift Location 1
Vandergrift · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMadison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Madison Township itself
✓ Mental healthMadison 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 Madison 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Madison Township 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Madison Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Madison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Madison Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · 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

Madison Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Madison Township: 36.6%Pine Township: 38.5%Porter Township: 37.1%Washington Township: 37.8%Mahoning Township: 37.4%Perry Township: 36.8%Rimersburg: 37.5%Bradys Bend Township: 36.9%Toby Township: 36.6%Brady Township: 36.6%Templeton: 39.2%Boggs Township: 38.7%Distant: no dataNew Bethlehem: 35.2%South Bethlehem: 39.3%Redbank Township: 36.3%Monroe Township: 35.4%Sugarcreek Township: 37.7%East Franklin Township: 37.7%Redbank Township: 37%Wayne Township: 38.4%Madison Township: 38.7%Madison TownshipMadison TownshipPine TownshipPorter TownshipWashington TownshipMahoning TownshipAcmh Hospital · Kittanning · 11.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 17.6 mi · 2★ MedicareHHoffman Memorial Medical Center · East Brady · 8.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#18 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Madison Township36.6%
Porter Township37.1%
Mahoning Township37.4%
Washington Township37.8%
Pine Township38.5%
Madison Township38.7%
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
Madison TownshipC36.6%13.1%20.4%ZIP codes
Pine Township————
Porter TownshipC−37.1%13.4%20.8%ZIP codes
Washington Township————
Mahoning TownshipC−37.4%13.4%20.7%ZIP codes

Pine Township and Washington 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.

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing10%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Madison Township

Why doesn’t Madison 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 Madison Township.

What hospital is closest to Madison Township?

Acmh Hospital in Kittanning, 11.7 miles in a straight line from Madison Township’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 Madison Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Hoffman Memorial Medical Center in East Brady, 8.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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