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Health in Plain Grove Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Plain Grove Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16156, 16057, 16127. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Plain Grove Township adults…

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

3 of every 100 Plain Grove Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3.2–3.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Plain Grove Township

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 7.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 7.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkNew Castle · 11.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.6 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in New Castle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
UPMC Jameson
New Castle · ★★★★★
ER
16 mi
Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
20.7 mi
Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Plain Grove Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Plain Grove Township itself
✓ Mental healthPlain Grove 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 Plain Grove 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Plain Grove Township, betterPlain Grove Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Plain Grove Township gets moving

14 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plain Grove Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Plain Grove Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Plain Grove Township runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Plain Grove Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Plain Grove Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Plain Grove Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Liberty Township: 31.8%Scott Township: 36.5%Washington Township: 34.2%Pine Township: 31.6%Slippery Rock Township: 34.4%Mercer Township: 36%Springfield Township: 34.5%Slippery Rock Township: 36.2%Hickory Township: 35.9%Volant: 34%Wilmington Township: 33.5%Plain Grove Township: 34.1%Plain Grove TownshipLiberty TownshipScott TownshipWashington TownshipGrove City Medical Center · Grove City · 7.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHUPMC Jameson · New Castle · 11.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHNew Castle Dental Center · New Castle · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Liberty Township31.8%
Plain Grove Township34.1%
Washington Township34.2%
Scott Township36.5%
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
Scott TownshipC−36.5%12.2%19.8%ZIP codes
Liberty TownshipB31.8%9.4%15.5%ZIP codes
Washington Township————

Washington Township: 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.

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Plain Grove Township

Why doesn’t Plain Grove 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 Plain Grove Township.

What hospital is closest to Plain Grove Township?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 7.6 miles in a straight line from Plain Grove Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Plain Grove Township.

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.