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Health in Tionesta Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Tionesta Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16353, 16341. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Tionesta Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Tionesta Township

1 in 8 adults have COPD (13.3%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 8 adults have heart disease (12.2%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 5.9%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Tionesta Township runs above Pennsylvania on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 28% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Tionesta Township adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (31%), vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

More high blood pressure in Tionesta Township, and more people treating it

43% of adults have high blood pressure (Pennsylvania 32.8%), but 84.9% of them take medicine for it, vs 79.2% statewide. Checkups ↓

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 Tionesta Township’s likely range; Tionesta Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 16353, 16341, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Tionesta Township adults…

Tionesta Township runs above PA on 9 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

13 of every 100 Tionesta Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 12.3–14.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Tionesta Township is an older town: 28% 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 Tionesta Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Tionesta Township28%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 31%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 14.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Tionesta Township, betterTionesta Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Tionesta Township gets moving

9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupPA 79%
59%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
85%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Tionesta Township 7.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Getting care

Care in and near Tionesta Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC NorthwestSeneca · 14.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Northwest★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkOil City · 11.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.9 mi
Primary Health Network
7 sites · nearest in Oil City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.6 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
16.1 mi
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19 mi
Independence Health System Clarion Hospital
Clarion · ★★★★★
ER
28.7 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.2 mi
Kane Dental and Primary Care Center
Kane · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tionesta Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Tionesta Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Tionesta Township itself

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 Tionesta Township; ≈ 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).

Mind & connection

How Tionesta Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Tionesta Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Tionesta Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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

Tionesta Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Washington Township: 36.1%Harmony Township: 36%Green Township: 38.8%President Township: 36.9%Hickory Township: 37.3%Knox Township: 34.4%Pinegrove Township: 36.1%Farmington Township: 34.5%Elk Township: 35.1%Triumph Township: 36%Kingsley Township: 38.6%Jenks Township: 41.5%Cornplanter Township: 36.6%Cranberry Township: 35.6%Allegheny Township: 36%Limestone Township: 36%Tionesta Township: 37.2%Tionesta TownshipWashington TownshipHarmony TownshipGreen TownshipPresident TownshipHickory TownshipUPMC Northwest · Seneca · 14.6 mi · 4★ MedicareHTitusville Area Hospital · Titusville · 16.1 mi · 2★ MedicareHOil City Health Center · Oil City · 11.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#13 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Harmony Township36%
Washington Township36.1%
President Township36.9%
Tionesta Township37.2%
Hickory Township37.3%
Green Township38.8%
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
Harmony Township————
Washington TownshipC−36.1%13.4%20.2%ZIP codes
Green Township————
President Township————
Hickory Township————

Harmony Township, Green Township, President Township and Hickory 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.

40.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing12.3%
Errands alone11.3%
Vision7.3%
Dressing or bathing5.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Tionesta Township

Why doesn’t Tionesta 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 Tionesta Township.

What hospital is closest to Tionesta Township?

UPMC Northwest in Seneca, 14.6 miles in a straight line from Tionesta Township’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 Tionesta 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.