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Health in Paxtonia · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Paxtonia residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Paxtonia adults…

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

3 of every 100 Paxtonia adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Paxtonia

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

HNearest ERUPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 19.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHamilton Health CenterHarrisburg · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
Hamilton Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Harrisburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.8 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
8.4 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey · ★★★★★
ER
10.6 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Sadler Health Center Corporation Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary carePaxtonia is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePaxtonia is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPaxtonia 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 Paxtonia; ≈ 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 22.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Paxtonia, betterPaxtonia, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Paxtonia gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Paxtonia 6.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Paxtonia adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Paxtonia adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Paxtonia adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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

Paxtonia and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Colonial Park: 32.7%Linglestown: 30.1%Progress: 34.4%Paxtonia: 31.9%PaxtoniaColonial ParkLinglestownUnion Deposit Family Practice · Harrisburg · 2.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Linglestown30.1%
Paxtonia31.9%
Colonial Park32.7%
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
Colonial Park————
Linglestown————

Colonial Park and Linglestown: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing7%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Paxtonia

Why doesn’t Paxtonia have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Paxtonia?

UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals in Harrisburg, 5.8 miles in a straight line from Paxtonia’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 Paxtonia?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Familycare at Union Deposit in Harrisburg, 2.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.