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Health in Utica · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Utica residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Utica adults…

Utica runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Utica adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.6–9.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Utica

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

HNearest ERUPMC NorthwestSeneca · 14.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Northwest★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSandy Lake · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.3 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sandy Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.6 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
Meadville Medical Center
Meadville · ★★★★★
ER
19.1 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careUtica is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Utica itself
✓ Mental healthUtica 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 Utica; ≈ 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).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Utica, betterUtica, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Utica gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Utica 8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Utica adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Utica adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Utica adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · 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

Utica and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Canal Township: 35.9%Frenchcreek Township: 35.8%Wayne Township: 36%Jackson Township: 36.4%Sugarcreek: 36.2%Franklin: 35.3%Sandycreek Township: 35.6%Mineral Township: 35.6%Polk: 37%Victory Township: 35.7%Utica: 34.8%UticaCanal TownshipFrenchcreek Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#1 of 11 towns on this map, healthiest first
Utica34.8%
Frenchcreek Township35.8%
Canal Township35.9%
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
Canal Township————
Frenchcreek TownshipC35.8%13.4%18.9%ZIP codes

Canal 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.

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Utica

Why doesn’t Utica have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Utica?

UPMC Northwest in Seneca, 14.6 miles in a straight line from Utica’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 Utica?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sandy Lake Community Health Center in Sandy Lake, 8.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Utica.

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.