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A−Health Grade
Health in Robinson Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Robinson Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns

Robinson Township beats Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 15205, 15136, 15108, 15071. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Robinson Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Robinson Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns, #262 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Obesity holds the grade up (fewer adults with obesity than 80% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 50%).

B+Self-rated health16.8% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress12.5% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.5% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity31.1% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes10.3% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.8% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise21.2% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 76%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 75%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $77K–$129K (8,115)Healthier than 64%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Robinson Township’s median household income is $103,048; among the 8,115 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($77K–$129K), it’s healthier than 64%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Robinson Township could be anywhere from B− to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 15205,15136,15108,15071,15106), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Robinson Township adults…

Robinson Township runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Robinson Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Robinson Township

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

HNearest ERHeritage Valley SewickleySewickley · 6.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 12.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone CareMc Kees Rocks · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Cornerstone Care
2 sites · nearest in Mc Kees Rocks
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.4 mi
Primary Care Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.4 mi
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
6.8 mi
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
8 mi
UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careRobinson Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRobinson Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRobinson Township 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 Robinson Township; ≈ 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 21.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Robinson Township, betterRobinson Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Robinson Township gets moving

13 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Robinson Township 6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Robinson Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Robinson Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Robinson Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Robinson Township and the towns around it

Robinson Township’s Health Grade ranks 4th of 9 graded towns around it.

Moon Township: 28.7%North Fayette Township: 30.3%Kennedy Township: 32.5%Collier Township: 29.7%Thornburg: 27.1%Pittsburgh: 31.8%Coraopolis: 34.2%Neville Township: 32.9%Rosslyn Farms: 26.1%Carnegie: 32.3%Findlay Township: 31.4%Crescent Township: 32.6%Sewickley: 30.5%Edgeworth: 26.1%Glen Osborne: 29.3%Hopewell Township: 38.7%South Fayette Township: 30.6%Oakdale: 29.8%McDonald: 38.4%Noblestown: 27.9%Enlow: 29.5%Sturgeon: 28.5%McKees Rocks: 41%Stowe Township: 34.3%Scott Township: 28.8%Bridgeville: 32.2%Glendale: no dataHeidelberg: 32.1%Crafton: 30.9%Baldwin: 29.7%Penn Hills: no dataRoss Township: 29.4%Green Tree: 28.9%Baldwin Township: 29.9%Reserve Township: 34.7%Ingram: 34.3%Wilkinsburg: 39.4%West Mifflin: 33.6%Swissvale: 36.4%Glenfield: 31.2%Ben Avon: 29.7%Emsworth: 31.3%Kilbuck Township: 28.6%Haysville: 29.4%Robinson Township: 31.1%Robinson TownshipMoon TownshipNorth Fayette TownshipKennedy TownshipCollier TownshipThornburgPittsburghCoraopolisNeville TownshipRosslyn FarmsCarnegieHeritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley · 6.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Clair Hospital · Pittsburgh · 6.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHAllegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh · 6.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Mercy · Pittsburgh · 8 mi · 4★ MedicareHSto-Rox Family Health Center of Cornerstone Care · Mc Kees Rocks · 3.8 mi+West End Health Center · Pittsburgh · 5.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#23 of 43 towns on this map, healthiest first
Rosslyn Farms26.1%
Thornburg27.1%
Moon Township28.7%
Collier Township29.7%
North Fayette Township30.3%
Robinson Township31.1%
Pittsburgh31.8%
Carnegie32.3%
Kennedy Township32.5%
Neville Township32.9%
Coraopolis34.2%
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
Robinson TownshipA−31.1%10.3%14.8%ZIP codes
Moon TownshipA28.7%9.2%12.5%ZIP 15108
North Fayette TownshipA30.3%9.3%13.5%ZIP codes
Kennedy TownshipB32.5%11.3%16.3%ZIP codes
Collier TownshipA−29.7%10%13.6%ZIP codes
Thornburg————
PittsburghB+31.8%10.1%14.9%CDC place
CoraopolisC+34.2%12.3%18%CDC place

Thornburg: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Robinson Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Robinson Township is better than Pennsylvania on 6 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Robinson Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Robinson TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.8%15–18.618.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.5%11.2–1413.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.5%13.9–17.116.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity31.1%27–35.333.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10.3%8.9–11.711.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure30%27.6–32.532.8%34.4%Better
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32.4%29.7–35.133.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29.8%27–32.530.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.710.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.5%7.7–9.38.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.6%5.9–7.27.4%6.4%Better
COPD6.9%6.2–7.67.7%6.3%Better
Stroke3.2%3–3.43.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.6%9.5–1414.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.8%13–16.715.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21.2%18.4–24.123.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking20.3%17.4–23.218.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.3%31.3–39.437.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6%5.1–75.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.4%74.2–80.378.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66%62.9–6964.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.1%83–87.185.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.3%76.7–81.779.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.1%63–70.967.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79.1%73.1–84.277.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.3%20.4–26.323%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.4%25.4–31.531.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.6%11.2–14.114.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13%11.6–14.514.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.9%6.1–7.77.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.4%4.1–4.85.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.3%6.6–8.18.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.63.7%3.8%Lower

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Robinson Township

Is Robinson Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Robinson Township is healthier than 76% of U.S. towns: A− for health, #262 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 64%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Robinson Township?

CDC estimates 31.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 27% and 35.3%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Robinson Township?

Heritage Valley Sewickley in Sewickley, 6.4 miles in a straight line from Robinson Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Robinson Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.1–7%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Robinson Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.