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Health in McConnellstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McConnellstown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in McConnellstown

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near McConnellstown

1 community health center in McConnellstown, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPenn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon · 3.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyConemaugh Nason Medical Center★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterHuntingdon · 1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
8 sites · nearest in Huntingdon
Sliding-scale feesIn McConnellstown
Directions to nearest
3.5 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)
Altoona · ★★★★★
For veterans
17.5 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.8 mi
UPMC Altoona
Altoona · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcConnellstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers McConnellstown itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers McConnellstown 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 McConnellstown; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McConnellstown adults…

McConnellstown runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 McConnellstown adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.2–37.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
McConnellstown, betterMcConnellstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where McConnellstown gets moving

0.7 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
McConnellstown 5.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How McConnellstown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4McConnellstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6McConnellstown adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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

McConnellstown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Smithfield Township: 33.9%Walker Township: 33.7%Huntingdon: 32.7%Henderson Township: 33.8%Juniata Township: 33.5%Porter Township: 34.4%Woodbury Township: 36.7%Penn Township: 32.9%McConnellstown: 35%McConnellstownSmithfield TownshipWalker TownshipPenn Highlands Huntingdon · Huntingdon · 3.5 mi · 3★ MedicareHBtamc Pediatric & Family Healthcare · Huntingdon · 1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Walker Township33.7%
Smithfield Township33.9%
McConnellstown35%
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
Walker TownshipB33.7%11%16.3%ZIP codes
Smithfield TownshipB33.9%10.9%16.6%ZIP 16652

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in McConnellstown

Why doesn’t McConnellstown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to McConnellstown?

Penn Highlands Huntingdon in Huntingdon, 3.5 miles in a straight line from McConnellstown’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 McConnellstown?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Btamc Pediatric & Family Healthcare in Huntingdon, 1.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.