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Health in North Middleton Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, North Middleton Township is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns

North Middleton Township differs from Pennsylvania on 2 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 1 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17013, 17015. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind North Middleton Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, North Middleton Township is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns, #516 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Physical distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 65% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 36%).

BSelf-rated health18.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress13.2% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B−Mental distress17.1% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity35.3% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes11.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking16.2% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise23.9% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 58%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 50%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $63K–$106K (10,432)Healthier than 55%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). North Middleton Township’s median household income is $84,580; among the 10,432 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($63K–$106K), it’s healthier than 55%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, North Middleton Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 17013,17015), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 North Middleton Township adults…

North Middleton Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

31 of every 100 North Middleton Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 27.1–34.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near North Middleton Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 4.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 4.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSadler Health CenterCarlisle · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Sadler Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Carlisle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.3 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
12.5 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
15.4 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
16.3 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams
Gardners · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.6 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNorth Middleton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNorth Middleton Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNorth Middleton 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 North Middleton 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 23.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
North Middleton Township, betterNorth Middleton Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where North Middleton Township gets moving

7.6 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
North Middleton Township 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How North Middleton Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4North Middleton Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6North Middleton Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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Around town

North Middleton Township and the towns around it

North Middleton Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 7 graded towns around it.

Carlisle: 35.5%Spring Township: 35.9%Lower Frankford Township: 34.7%Carroll Township: 36.2%Middlesex Township: 34.9%West Pennsboro Township: 35.6%Carlisle Barracks: 37.3%South Middleton Township: 34.8%Centre Township: 34.9%Tyrone Township: 36%Upper Frankford Township: 36.6%Wheatfield Township: 35.7%Rye Township: 34.9%Silver Spring Township: 31.9%Monroe Township: 33.4%North Newton Township: 36.8%Newville: 38.8%Dickinson Township: 35.1%Penn Township: 36.2%Lower Mifflin Township: 36.8%North Middleton Township: 35.3%North Middleton TownshipCarlisleSpring TownshipLower Frankford TownshipCarroll TownshipMiddlesex TownshipWest Pennsboro TownshipCarlisle BarracksUPMC Carlisle · Carlisle · 4.3 mi · 4★ MedicareHPenn State Health Hampden Medical Center · Enola · 12.5 mi · 4★ MedicareHSadler Health Center Corporation · Carlisle · 3.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lower Frankford Township34.7%
Middlesex Township34.9%
North Middleton Township35.3%
Carlisle35.5%
West Pennsboro Township35.6%
Spring Township35.9%
Carroll Township36.2%
Carlisle Barracks37.3%
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
North Middleton TownshipB35.3%11.1%16.2%ZIP codes
CarlisleB−35.5%10.8%16.7%CDC place
Spring TownshipC35.9%12.2%20.6%ZIP codes
Lower Frankford TownshipB+34.7%11.8%15.3%ZIP codes
Carroll TownshipC36.2%12%21.3%ZIP codes
Middlesex TownshipB34.9%11.4%15.7%ZIP codes
West Pennsboro TownshipB−35.6%12.2%17.5%ZIP codes
Carlisle Barracks————

Carlisle Barracks: 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.

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for North Middleton Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, North Middleton Township is better than Pennsylvania on 1 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside North Middleton Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…North Middleton TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.7%16.6–20.818.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.2%11.7–14.813.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.1%15.4–18.916.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity35.3%28.6–42.433.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.1%9.7–12.711.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure31%27.1–34.732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32.8%28.7–36.933.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis31.6%28–35.130.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.310.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.1%8.2–108.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.5%6.8–8.27.4%6.4%About the same
COPD7.9%7–8.87.7%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.3–3.83.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.1%9.1–13.514.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.2%14.2–18.215.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.9%20.2–2823.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.4%15.2–22.118.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.5%31.3–44.137.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7%6–8.25.8%11%Worse
Checkup in the past year78.9%75.3–82.378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.1%60.5–67.564.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.2%82.8–87.485.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.2%76.1–81.979.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.6%63.8–73.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)77.2%69.9–83.477.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.1%20.6–27.823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability33.2%29.2–37.431.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs14.1%12.4–15.814.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering15.2%13.6–16.914.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.9%7–8.87.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty5.1%4.6–5.55.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.5%7.7–9.38.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.6%3.3–3.93.7%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in North Middleton Township

Is North Middleton Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, North Middleton Township is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health, #516 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 55%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in North Middleton Township?

CDC estimates 35.3% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.6% and 42.4%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to North Middleton Township?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 4.3 miles in a straight line from North Middleton Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in North Middleton Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 6–8.2%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in North Middleton Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.