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Health in McKeansburg · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McKeansburg residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in McKeansburg

Diabetes and stroke are less common in McKeansburg

McKeansburg runs below Pennsylvania on four chronic conditions, most of all diabetes (8.2% vs 11.6%), stroke (2.7% vs 3.7%) and COPD (5.8% vs 7.7%). Conditions ↓

McKeansburg is an active town

Only 19.2% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% 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 McKeansburg’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McKeansburg adults…

McKeansburg runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 McKeansburg adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 7–9.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
McKeansburg, betterMcKeansburg, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where McKeansburg gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near McKeansburg

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 8.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 19.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthTamaqua · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
8.3 mi
Star Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Tamaqua
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.9 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Minersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcKeansburg is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers McKeansburg itself
✓ Mental healthMcKeansburg 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 McKeansburg; ≈ 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 McKeansburg adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
83%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
McKeansburg 5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How McKeansburg adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, McKeansburg runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4McKeansburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5McKeansburg adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · 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.

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

McKeansburg and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.4%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in McKeansburg

Why doesn’t McKeansburg have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to McKeansburg?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 8.9 miles in a straight line from McKeansburg’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 McKeansburg?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Star Community Health-Hometown in Tamaqua, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
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.