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Railroad, Pennsylvania (4128092640)Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Railroad · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Railroad residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
16.8%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
33.1%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
22.4%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
5.6%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
12.9 mi
UPMC Memorial
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Railroad adults…

Railroad runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

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

Care in and near Railroad

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

HNearest ERUPMC MemorialYork · 12.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Memorial★★★★★ · 12.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationYork · 12.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Oss Orthopaedic Hospital
York · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
11.3 mi
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital
York · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.4 mi
Family First Health Corporation
5 sites · nearest in York
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.9 mi
UPMC Memorial
York · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
27.2 mi
Union Community Care
3 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careRailroad is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRailroad is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRailroad 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 Railroad; ≈ 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 22.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Railroad, betterRailroad, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Railroad gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Heritage Rail Trail County Park8 acres2Railroad Park0.1 mi of trails
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Railroad 5.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Railroad adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Railroad adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Railroad adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Railroad and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Shrewsbury Township: 34.3%New Freedom: 34.3%Hopewell Township: 34.5%Codorus Township: 34.7%Shrewsbury: 32.8%North Hopewell Township: 34.5%Springfield Township: 34.8%Railroad: 33.1%RailroadShrewsbury TownshipNew Freedom
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Railroad33.1%
Shrewsbury Township34.3%
New Freedom34.3%
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
Shrewsbury TownshipB+34.3%11%16%ZIP codes
New FreedomB+34.3%10.4%15.2%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Railroad

Why doesn’t Railroad have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Railroad?

UPMC Memorial in York, 12.9 miles in a straight line from Railroad’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 Railroad.

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.