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Health in Newmanstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Newmanstown residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Newmanstown adults…

On every condition, Newmanstown is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Newmanstown adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.4–36.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Newmanstown

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

HNearest ERWellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon · 10.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 10.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareDenver · 9.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Denver
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
10.9 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
Lebanon Center
Lebanon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.5 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
11.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
✓ Primary careNewmanstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNewmanstown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNewmanstown 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 Newmanstown; ≈ 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 22.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Newmanstown, betterNewmanstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Newmanstown gets moving

0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Newmanstown 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Newmanstown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Newmanstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Newmanstown adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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

Newmanstown and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Millcreek Township: 35.1%Marion Township: 34.3%Richland: 35.4%Heidelberg Township: 35.4%Jackson Township: 35.5%West Cocalico Township: 35.5%Heidelberg Township: 33.9%North Heidelberg Township: 33.9%Womelsdorf: 34.5%Tulpehocken Township: 34.5%Newmanstown: 35.8%NewmanstownMillcreek TownshipMarion TownshipDenver Declaration House- Dental Care · Denver · 9.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Marion Township34.3%
Millcreek Township35.1%
Newmanstown35.8%
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
Marion TownshipB−34.3%11.3%17.8%ZIP codes
Millcreek TownshipB35.1%10.9%17.3%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Newmanstown

Why doesn’t Newmanstown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Newmanstown?

Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, 10.9 miles in a straight line from Newmanstown’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Newmanstown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Denver Declaration House- Dental Care in Denver, 9.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.