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Health in Pleasant Gap · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Gap residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
15.7%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
33.3%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
21.4%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
5.6%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
9.3 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Pleasant Gap

9.1%have diabetes · PA 11.6%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pleasant Gap adults…

Pleasant Gap runs below PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Pleasant Gap adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 7.7–10.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Gap

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

HNearest ERMount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 9.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMount Nittany Medical Center★★★★★ · 9.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 17.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Mount Nittany Medical Center
State College · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.9 mi
Lewistown Community Health Center
Lewistown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
18.5 mi
The Broad Top Area Medical Center
6 sites · nearest in Belleville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.5 mi
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
29.4 mi
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
Huntingdon · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
29.7 mi
Penn Highlands Tyrone
Tyrone · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary carePleasant Gap is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pleasant Gap itself
✓ Mental healthPleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap; ≈ 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 21.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Gap, betterPleasant Gap, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Pleasant Gap gets moving

0.7 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

1Gettig Park Little League Fields14 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Gap 5.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pleasant Gap adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Pleasant Gap adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Pleasant Gap adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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

Pleasant Gap 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.

26.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Pleasant Gap

Why doesn’t Pleasant Gap have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Gap?

Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, 9.3 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Gap’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pleasant Gap.

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.