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Health in Mifflinville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mifflinville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Mifflinville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mifflinville adults…

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

11 of every 100 Mifflinville adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mifflinville

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital★★★★★ · 8.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaSugarloaf · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
9.4 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
4 sites · nearest in Sugarloaf
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.6 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.2 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
18.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
24.7 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMifflinville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mifflinville itself
✓ Mental healthMifflinville 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 Mifflinville; ≈ 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 22%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mifflinville, betterMifflinville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mifflinville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mifflinville 6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mifflinville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mifflinville adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Mifflinville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Mifflinville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Mifflin Township: 36.6%South Centre Township: 34.4%Briar Creek: 36.8%Beaver Township: 36.3%Berwick: 39%Lime Ridge: 37.1%Nescopeck: 37.7%Main Township: 34.5%North Centre Township: 36.7%Scott Township: 34.4%Almedia: 37.5%Briar Creek Township: 37.7%Mifflinville: 35%MifflinvilleMifflin TownshipSouth Centre TownshipBriar Creek
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#4 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
South Centre Township34.4%
Mifflinville35%
Mifflin Township36.6%
Briar Creek36.8%
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
Mifflin TownshipB−36.6%11.5%18%ZIP codes
South Centre TownshipB34.4%9.7%15%ZIP 17815
Briar Creek————

Briar Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory12.2%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mifflinville

Why doesn’t Mifflinville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mifflinville?

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Mifflinville’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 Mifflinville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Black Creek Health Center in Sugarloaf, 9.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.