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Health in New Kingstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Kingstown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in New Kingstown

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Kingstown, betterNew Kingstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where New Kingstown gets moving

0.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Kingstown adults…

New Kingstown runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 New Kingstown adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.8–3.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near New Kingstown

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn State Health Hampden Medical Center★★★★★ · 5.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSadler Health CenterMechanicsburg · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.4 mi
Sadler Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Mechanicsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.8 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
7.5 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
9.1 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Hamilton Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Harrisburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNew Kingstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNew Kingstown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNew Kingstown 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 Kingstown; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Kingstown 5.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Kingstown adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, New Kingstown does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 4New Kingstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7New Kingstown adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

New Kingstown 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.

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in New Kingstown

Why doesn’t New Kingstown 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 Kingstown.

What hospital is closest to New Kingstown?

Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center in Enola, 5.8 miles in a straight line from New Kingstown’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 New Kingstown?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sadler Health Center Corporation Mechanicsburg in Mechanicsburg, 4.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.