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Health in Salem Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Salem Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16125, 16130. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Salem Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Salem Township adults…

Salem Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Salem Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Salem Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC HorizonGreenville · 4.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Horizon★★★★★ · 4.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSheakleyville · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
UPMC Horizon
Greenville · ★★★★★
ER
4.8 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sheakleyville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
15.2 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
18.4 mi
Sharon Regional Medical Center
Sharon · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSalem Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSalem Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSalem 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 Salem 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Salem Township, betterSalem Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Salem Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Salem Township 7.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Salem Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Salem Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Salem Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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

Salem Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Otter Creek Township: 34.6%Sandy Creek Township: 35.3%Delaware Township: 35.5%Perry Township: 35.3%Hempfield Township: 34.6%Greenwood Township: 36.6%Deer Creek Township: 35.1%Salem Township: 34.7%Salem TownshipOtter Creek TownshipSandy Creek TownshipUPMC Horizon · Greenville · 4.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHSheakleyville Health Center · Sheakleyville · 4.8 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 8 towns on this map, healthiest first
Otter Creek Township34.6%
Salem Township34.7%
Sandy Creek Township35.3%
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
Otter Creek Township————
Sandy Creek Township————

Otter Creek Township and Sandy Creek Township: 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.

34.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.7%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Salem Township

Why doesn’t Salem Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Salem Township?

UPMC Horizon in Greenville, 4.8 miles in a straight line from Salem Township’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 Salem Township?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sheakleyville Health Center in Sheakleyville, 4.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Salem Township.

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.