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Health in Plainfield · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Plainfield residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Plainfield

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Plainfield adults…

Plainfield runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Plainfield adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Plainfield

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

HNearest ERUPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 3.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Carlisle★★★★★ · 3.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSadler Health CenterCarlisle · 5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.3 mi
UPMC Carlisle
Carlisle · ★★★★★
ER
5 mi
Sadler Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Carlisle
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.9 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Adams
Gardners · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.9 mi
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola · ★★★★★
ER
19.3 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
22.5 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePlainfield is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePlainfield is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPlainfield 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 Plainfield; ≈ 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 26.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Plainfield, betterPlainfield, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Plainfield gets moving

1.2 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
62%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plainfield 7.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Plainfield adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Plainfield adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Plainfield adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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.

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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

Plainfield 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.

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing9%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Plainfield

Why doesn’t Plainfield have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Plainfield?

UPMC Carlisle in Carlisle, 3.3 miles in a straight line from Plainfield’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 Plainfield?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sadler Health Center Corporation in Carlisle, 5.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.