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Health in Wolf Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wolf Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 16127, 16133. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wolf Creek Township adults…

Wolf Creek Township runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Wolf Creek Township adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.4–11.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Wolf Creek Township

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

HNearest ERGrove City Medical CenterGrove City · 2.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrove City Medical Center★★★★★ · 2.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkSandy Lake · 9.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
Grove City Medical Center
Grove City · ★★★★★
ER
9.7 mi
Primary Health Network
8 sites · nearest in Sandy Lake
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.5 mi
UPMC Jameson
New Castle · ★★★★★
ER
20.5 mi
Edgewood Surgical Hospital
Transfer · not rated
21.1 mi
UPMC Northwest
Seneca · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWolf Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWolf Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek 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 22.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wolf Creek Township, betterWolf Creek Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Wolf Creek Township gets moving

0.5 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wolf Creek Township 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wolf Creek Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Wolf Creek Township runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Wolf Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Wolf Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.5% · PA 16.4% · Worse than 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

Wolf Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Findley Township: 35.4%Pine Township: 31.6%East Lackawannock Township: 34.8%Springfield Township: 34.5%Mercer: 35.5%Coolspring Township: 35.7%Grove City: 29.9%Liberty Township: 31.8%Wolf Creek Township: 31.8%Wolf Creek TownshipFindley TownshipPine TownshipGrove City Medical Center · Grove City · 2.8 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Pine Township31.6%
Wolf Creek Township31.8%
Findley Township35.4%
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
Findley TownshipC+35.4%11.8%19.3%ZIP codes
Pine TownshipB31.6%9.5%15.4%ZIP 16127

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%
Thinking or memory16.2%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Wolf Creek Township

Why doesn’t Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Wolf Creek Township?

Grove City Medical Center in Grove City, 2.8 miles in a straight line from Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sandy Lake Community Health Center in Sandy Lake, 9.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Wolf Creek Township.

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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. 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.