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New Berlin, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in New Berlin · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Berlin residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Berlin adults…

New Berlin runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 New Berlin adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.4–11.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near New Berlin

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

HNearest ERWellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital★★★★★ · 8.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Health CenterMillersburg · 22.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville · ★★★★★
ER
22.7 mi
Hamilton Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Millersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.4 mi
Primary Health Network
2 sites · nearest in Shamokin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
26.7 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNew Berlin is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNew Berlin is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNew Berlin 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 New Berlin; ≈ 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 23%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Berlin, betterNew Berlin, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where New Berlin gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Berlin 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Berlin adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4New Berlin adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6New Berlin adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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.

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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

New Berlin and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Limestone Township: 34.4%Jackson Township: 35.5%Center Township: 38%Mifflinburg: 33.5%Penns Creek: 37.5%Buffalo Township: 31.6%West Buffalo Township: 34.9%Lewis Township: 34.6%Union Township: 34.9%Penn Township: 35.2%Kratzerville: 37.1%Monroe Township: 35.1%Middlecreek Township: 37.7%New Berlin: 33.7%New BerlinLimestone TownshipJackson TownshipWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital · Lewisburg · 8.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
New Berlin33.7%
Limestone Township34.4%
Jackson 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
Limestone TownshipB−34.4%11.3%18.5%ZIP codes
Jackson TownshipC+35.5%11.7%18.5%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in New Berlin

Why doesn’t New Berlin have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to New Berlin?

Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, 8.4 miles in a straight line from New Berlin’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in New Berlin.

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.