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Health in Mifflintown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mifflintown residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
20%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
36.1%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
25.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
11.8%
Worse than PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
10.5 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Mifflintown

11.8%uninsured, ages 18–64 · PA 5.8%
★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
61%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mifflintown 11.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mifflintown adults…

Mifflintown runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Mifflintown adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mifflintown

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 10.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Lewistown Hospital★★★★★ · 10.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 10.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.5 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
10.7 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
14.6 mi
Sadler Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Loysville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
28.2 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
28.9 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
30.9 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careMifflintown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mifflintown itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mifflintown 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 Mifflintown; ≈ 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 25.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mifflintown, betterMifflintown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mifflintown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Mifflintown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mifflintown adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Mifflintown adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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

Mifflintown 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.

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory16.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mifflintown

Why doesn’t Mifflintown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mifflintown?

Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, 10.5 miles in a straight line from Mifflintown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.