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Winter scenery in Mayberry Township, Montour County, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Jakec · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Health in Mayberry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mayberry Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17820, 17821, 17824. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Mayberry Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mayberry Township adults…

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

11 of every 100 Mayberry Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mayberry Township

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Medical CenterDanville · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkShamokin · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
7.7 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
8.7 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.1 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.8 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
23.8 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careMayberry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mayberry Township itself
✓ Mental healthMayberry 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 Mayberry 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 24.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mayberry Township, betterMayberry Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mayberry Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mayberry Township 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mayberry Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mayberry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Mayberry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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

Mayberry Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Rush Township: 33.9%Franklin Township: 36.3%Cooper Township: 33.6%Ralpho Township: 34.1%Upper Augusta Township: 38.1%Riverside: 32.8%Mahoning Township: 33.6%Point Township: 35.7%Snydertown: 32.1%Shamokin Township: 36%Montour Township: 34.3%Catawissa Township: 36.3%Cleveland Township: 34.4%West Hemlock Township: 33.6%Coal Township: 38.9%Mayberry Township: 35.6%Mayberry TownshipRush TownshipFranklin TownshipCooper TownshipRalpho TownshipGeisinger Medical Center · Danville · 5 mi · 4★ MedicareHGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg · 7.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHShamokin Health Center · Shamokin · 8.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cooper Township33.6%
Rush Township33.9%
Ralpho Township34.1%
Mayberry Township35.6%
Franklin Township36.3%
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
Rush TownshipB+33.9%11%14.4%ZIP codes
Franklin Township————
Ralpho TownshipB+34.1%11%14.8%ZIP codes
Cooper Township————

Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Cooper Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory13.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mayberry Township

Why doesn’t Mayberry 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 Mayberry Township.

What hospital is closest to Mayberry Township?

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, 5.0 miles in a straight line from Mayberry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Mayberry Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Shamokin Health Center in Shamokin, 8.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.