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Health in Orrstown · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Orrstown residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Orrstown

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Orrstown adults…

Orrstown runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Orrstown adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Orrstown

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

HNearest ERWellspan Chambersburg HospitalChambersburg · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Chambersburg Hospital★★★★★ · 8.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health CenterChambersburg · 8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8 mi
Keystone Rural Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Chambersburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.8 mi
Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro · ★★★★★
ER
22 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
22.8 mi
Fulton County Medical Center
Mcconnellsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careOrrstown is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOrrstown is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOrrstown 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 Orrstown; ≈ 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 20.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Orrstown, betterOrrstown, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Orrstown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
76%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Orrstown 6.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Orrstown adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Orrstown adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Orrstown adults are in frequent mental distress
17.6% · 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.

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

Orrstown 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.

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Orrstown

Why doesn’t Orrstown have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Orrstown?

Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital in Chambersburg, 8.8 miles in a straight line from Orrstown’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 Orrstown?

23 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Pharmacy Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg, 8.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.