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Health in Newtown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Newtown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Newtown

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
61%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Newtown 8.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Newtown adults…

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

37 of every 100 Newtown adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 32–41.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Newtown

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

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkMinersville · 5.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.2 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Minersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.5 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
14.9 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
15 mi
Star Community Health-Ringtown
Ringtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.2 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
23.7 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
✓ Primary careNewtown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Newtown itself
✓ Mental healthNewtown 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 Newtown; ≈ 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 23.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Newtown, betterNewtown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Newtown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Newtown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Newtown adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Newtown 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.

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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

Newtown 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.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Newtown

Why doesn’t Newtown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Newtown?

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street in Pottsville, 8.5 miles in a straight line from Newtown’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 Newtown?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Schuylkill Community Health Center in Minersville, 5.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.