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Piney Township east of SligoPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Health in Piney Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Piney Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16255, 16214, 16248. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Piney Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Piney Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.4%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.2%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Piney Township runs above Pennsylvania on five of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 38% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Piney Township adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (28.5%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Piney Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.3%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Piney Township’s likely range; Piney Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16255, 16214, 16248, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Piney Township adults…

Piney Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Piney Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.4–11.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Piney Township is an older town: 38% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Piney Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Piney Township38%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 28.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Piney Township, betterPiney Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Piney Township gets moving

1.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Piney Township

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

HNearest ERIndependence Health System Clarion HospitalClarion · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Northwest★★★★★ · 19.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkClarion · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Clarion
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.9 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
19.2 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
19.5 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.5 mi
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePiney Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Piney Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Piney Township itself

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 Piney Township; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
60%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Piney Township 7.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Piney Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Piney Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Piney Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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

Piney Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Beaver Township: 35.6%Monroe Township: 35.4%Sligo: 37.1%Toby Township: 36.6%Licking Township: 36.1%Paint Township: 35.1%Elk Township: 35.1%Ashland Township: 35.3%Salem Township: 35.6%Clarion Township: 34.5%Limestone Township: 35.7%Porter Township: 37.1%Perry Township: 36.8%Madison Township: 36.6%Rimersburg: 37.5%Perry Township: 36.7%Richland Township: 35.4%Highland Township: 33.8%Knox Township: 34.4%Piney Township: 36.1%Piney TownshipBeaver TownshipMonroe TownshipSligoToby TownshipLicking TownshipPaint TownshipIndependence Health System Clarion Hospital · Clarion · 6.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHClarion Community Health Center · Clarion · 4.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Paint Township35.1%
Monroe Township35.4%
Beaver Township35.6%
Piney Township36.1%
Licking Township36.1%
Toby Township36.6%
Sligo37.1%
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
Beaver TownshipC+35.6%12.6%18.7%ZIP codes
Monroe TownshipC35.4%11.8%19%ZIP codes
Sligo————
Toby Township————
Paint TownshipC+35.1%12.5%18.2%ZIP codes
Licking Township————

Sligo and Licking Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Toby Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.8%

of Piney Township adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.9%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Piney Township

Why doesn’t Piney Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Piney Township?

Independence Health System Clarion Hospital in Clarion, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Piney Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Piney Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Clarion Community Health Center in Clarion, 4.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Piney Township.

Town Square →
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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.