Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Millcreek Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Mill Creek confluence with the ClarionPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
–Not graded
Health in Millcreek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Millcreek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16258, 15829, 15860, 16233. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Millcreek Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Millcreek Township adults…

Millcreek Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Millcreek Township adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Millcreek Township

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

HNearest ERIndependence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion · 7.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
9.4 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.8 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.5 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
28.6 mi
Ridgway Area Medical Center
Ridgway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMillcreek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Millcreek Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Millcreek Township 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 Millcreek Township; ≈ 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 25.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Millcreek Township, betterMillcreek Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Millcreek Township gets moving

25 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Millcreek Township 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Millcreek Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Millcreek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Millcreek Township 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.

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

Millcreek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clarion Township: 34.5%Highland Township: 33.8%Farmington Township: 34.5%Eldred Township: 35.5%Union Township: 34.6%Clarion: 33.7%Paint Township: 35.1%Monroe Township: 35.4%Limestone Township: 35.7%Knox Township: 34.4%Washington Township: 36.1%Green Township: 38.8%Barnett Township: 38.3%Barnett Township: 36.1%Pine Creek Township: 34.3%Rose Township: 34.4%Heath Township: 36%Corsica: 34.8%Millcreek Township: 35%Millcreek TownshipClarion TownshipHighland TownshipFarmington TownshipEldred TownshipUnion TownshipIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 7.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHPenn Highlands Brookville · Brookville · 10.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHClarion Community Health Center · Clarion · 9.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Highland Township33.8%
Clarion Township34.5%
Farmington Township34.5%
Union Township34.6%
Millcreek Township35%
Eldred Township35.5%
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
Clarion Township————
Highland Township————
Farmington TownshipB−34.5%12.9%17.2%ZIP codes
Eldred TownshipC35.5%13.9%19.1%ZIP codes
Union Township————

Clarion Township: not graded. Highland Township and Union Township: 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.

33.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing9.5%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Millcreek Township

Why doesn’t Millcreek Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Millcreek Township?

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital in Clarion, 7.2 miles in a straight line from Millcreek Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Millcreek Township?

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

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Millcreek Township.

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.