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Health in McVeytown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where McVeytown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in McVeytown

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
McVeytown 8.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McVeytown adults…

McVeytown runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 McVeytown adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near McVeytown

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Lewistown Hospital★★★★★ · 9.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Broad Top Area Medical CenterBelleville · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
7 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.3 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careMcVeytown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers McVeytown itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers McVeytown 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 McVeytown; ≈ 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 37.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
McVeytown, betterMcVeytown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where McVeytown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How McVeytown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4McVeytown adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6McVeytown adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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

McVeytown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Oliver Township: 36.8%Bratton Township: 37.5%Granville Township: 38.5%Menno Township: 36.7%Brady Township: 35.6%Wayne Township: 36.7%Union Township: 36.9%Lack Township: 36.7%Tuscarora Township: 36.7%Milford Township: 36.5%McVeytown: 35.1%McVeytownOliver TownshipBratton TownshipGeisinger-Lewistown Hospital · Lewistown · 9.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHBtamc Belleville Wellness Center · Belleville · 7.2 mi+Lewistown Community Health Center · Lewistown · 13.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
McVeytown35.1%
Oliver Township36.8%
Bratton Township37.5%
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
Oliver TownshipC36.8%12.8%19.4%ZIP codes
Bratton TownshipC−37.5%13.1%20.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in McVeytown

Why doesn’t McVeytown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to McVeytown?

Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, 9.4 miles in a straight line from McVeytown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near McVeytown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Btamc Belleville Wellness Center in Belleville, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.