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Health in Pleasant Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pleasant Hill residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pleasant Hill

1 in 8 working-age adults in Pleasant Hill has no health insurance

13.1% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

Dental care lags in Pleasant Hill

54.8% of adults saw a dentist this year, vs 64.4% across Pennsylvania. Among those 65 and older, 19.7% have lost all their teeth (Pennsylvania 14.5%). Checkups ↓

More Pleasant Hill adults get no exercise

3 in 10 adults get no exercise outside work (29.8%), vs 23.8% 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 Pleasant Hill’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
55%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
60%Colon screeningPA 68%
73%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pleasant Hill 13.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 29.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pleasant Hill, betterPleasant Hill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Pleasant Hill gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pleasant Hill adults…

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

7 of every 100 Pleasant Hill adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · better · likely 6–7.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters in Pleasant Hill

Only 9% of Pleasant Hill residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Cancer run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Pleasant Hill9%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Pleasant Hill

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

HNearest ERWellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon · 1.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 1.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareLebanon · 0.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.9 mi
Union Community Care
6 sites · nearest in Lebanon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
1.4 mi
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ER
1.5 mi
Lebanon Center
Lebanon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
2.6 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
11.1 mi
Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePleasant Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePleasant Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPleasant Hill 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 Hill; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Pleasant Hill adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Pleasant Hill runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Pleasant Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Pleasant Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
19.4% · 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

Pleasant Hill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lebanon: 42.8%North Cornwall Township: 37.1%North Lebanon Township: 39.9%Cleona: 36.6%South Lebanon Township: 37.1%Lebanon South: 34.2%Hebron: 35.5%West Lebanon Township: 39%Sand Hill: 37.3%Avon: 38.4%West Cornwall Township: 36.2%Cornwall: 33.1%Jackson Township: 35.5%Bethel Township: 37.8%Swatara Township: 38.5%North Annville Township: 35.2%Pleasant Hill: 40.8%Pleasant HillLebanonNorth Cornwall TownshipNorth Lebanon TownshipCleonaWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital · Lebanon · 1.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHLebanon VA Medical Center · Lebanon · 2.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHLebanon Dental · Lebanon · 0.9 mi+Lebanon Center · Lebanon · 1.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#16 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Cleona36.6%
North Cornwall Township37.1%
North Lebanon Township39.9%
Pleasant Hill40.8%
Lebanon42.8%
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
North Cornwall TownshipC+37.1%12.7%16.7%ZIP 17042
LebanonD42.8%14.7%20.6%CDC place
North Lebanon TownshipC−39.9%13.4%18.8%ZIP codes
CleonaB36.6%11.4%15.5%CDC place

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory18%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing4.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Pleasant Hill

Why doesn’t Pleasant Hill 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 Hill.

What hospital is closest to Pleasant Hill?

Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, 1.4 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Hill’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Pleasant Hill?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lebanon Dental in Lebanon, 0.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.