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Health in Pymatuning North · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pymatuning North residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pymatuning North

COPD, arthritis and heart disease run high in Pymatuning North

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10.5%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 2 in 5 adults have arthritis (38.4%), vs 30.4% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease is also above the state: 9.3%, vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. In all, Pymatuning North runs above Pennsylvania on six of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 40% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, arthritis and heart disease are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Pymatuning North

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.6%), 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 Pymatuning North’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pymatuning North adults…

Pymatuning North runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 6. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Pymatuning North adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.3–11.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Pymatuning North is an older town: 40% 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 Pymatuning North as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Pymatuning North40%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Pymatuning North, betterPymatuning North, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Pymatuning North gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Pymatuning North

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

HNearest ERMeadville Medical CenterMeadville · 16.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMeadville Medical Center★★★★★ · 16.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkAndover · 7.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.2 mi
Primary Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Andover
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.6 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
18.3 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
19.7 mi
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.2 mi
Glenbeigh Health Sources
Rock Creek · not rated
21.3 mi
Signature Health
2 sites · nearest in Ashtabula
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pymatuning North itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Pymatuning North itself
✓ Mental healthPymatuning North 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 Pymatuning North; ≈ 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 Pymatuning North adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
61%Colon screeningPA 68%
74%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pymatuning North 7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Pymatuning North adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Pymatuning North adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Pymatuning North adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · 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

Pymatuning North 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.

33.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing9.4%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Pymatuning North

Why doesn’t Pymatuning North have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pymatuning North?

Meadville Medical Center in Meadville, 16.6 miles in a straight line from Pymatuning North’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 Pymatuning North?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Andover Primary Care in Andover, 7.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pymatuning North.

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.