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Health in Miller Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Miller Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17020, 17074. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Miller Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Miller Township adults…

Miller Township runs above PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Miller Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Miller Township

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola · 12.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn State Health Hampden Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Health CenterNewport · 2.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.7 mi
Hamilton Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Newport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.5 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
14.3 mi
Sadler Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Loysville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.5 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
18.4 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
19.8 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMiller Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMiller Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMiller Township 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 Miller Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Miller Township, betterMiller Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Miller Township gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Miller Township 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Miller Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Miller Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Miller Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · 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

Miller Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Wheatfield Township: 35.7%Oliver Township: 35%Howe Township: 35%Watts Township: 36%Centre Township: 34.9%Penn Township: 36%Carroll Township: 36.2%Rye Township: 34.9%Newport: 34.8%Greenwood Township: 34.9%Tuscarora Township: 34.9%Juniata Township: 35%Buffalo Township: 35.3%Halifax Township: 33.2%Reed Township: 34.1%New Buffalo: 34.7%Saville Township: 35.8%Spring Township: 35.9%Miller Township: 35.5%Miller TownshipWheatfield TownshipOliver TownshipHowe TownshipWatts TownshipCentre TownshipPenn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola · 12.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHPerry County · Newport · 2.7 mi+Sadler Health Center Corporation Perry County Dental · Loysville · 14.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Centre Township34.9%
Oliver Township35%
Howe Township35%
Miller Township35.5%
Wheatfield Township35.7%
Watts Township36%
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
Wheatfield TownshipC+35.7%12.1%18.6%ZIP codes
Oliver TownshipB−35%11.2%17.4%ZIP 17074
Howe Township————
Watts TownshipC+36%12%18.6%ZIP codes
Centre TownshipC+34.9%12.2%18.5%ZIP codes

Howe 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.

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Miller Township

Why doesn’t Miller 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 Miller Township.

What hospital is closest to Miller Township?

Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, 12.5 miles in a straight line from Miller Township’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 Miller Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Perry County in Newport, 2.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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