Health · Johnsville

Johnsville, CA health

Johnsville differs from California on 24 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (4.9% vs 10.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.8% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (14.6% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 96103 (all of Johnsville)
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Johnsville, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Johnsville compares with California

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Johnsville adults…

46 of every 100 Johnsville adults have high blood pressure
California: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 40.8–50.5%

Bars show Johnsville; the black tick is California. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Johnsville, betterJohnsville, worseToo close to callCalifornia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Johnsville
CA 24.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Johnsville
CA 35.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.2% Johnsville
CA 15.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.3% Johnsville
CA 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
CA 72%
67%
Dentist visit
CA 63%
92%
Cholesterol check
CA 85%
74%
Colon screening
CA 58%
77%
Mammogram
CA 76%
82%
Taking BP meds
CA 71%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Johnsville 4.9% · California 1 in 9 (10.6%)
Mind & connection

How Johnsville adults are doing

1 in 3Johnsville adults feel lonely
30.2% · California 37.3% · better
1 in 5Johnsville adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · California 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Johnsville adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · California 28.6% · better
1 in 7Johnsville adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · California 16.4% · better
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10
Johnsville adults worry about having enough food
10.2% · CA 17.9% · better
1 in 13
Johnsville adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · CA 14.9% · better
1 in 20
Johnsville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.9% · CA 7.3% · better
1 in 17
Johnsville adults lack reliable transportation
6% · CA 9.3% · better

11% of Johnsville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.6% across California.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

of Johnsville adults live with a disability (California 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.3%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

Black tick: California. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Johnsville

Johnsville and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Plumas Eureka: 29.5% Graeagle: 29% Blairsden: 29.8% Johnsville: 29.8% Johnsville Plumas Eureka Graeagle
29%29.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first
Graeagle29%
Plumas Eureka29.5%
Johnsville29.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Johnsville

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

HNearest EREastern Plumas Hospital - Portola CampusPortola · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTahoe Forest Hospital★★★★★ · 40.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWestern Sierra Medical ClinicDownieville · 16.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Eastern Plumas Hospital - Portola Campus
Portola · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.1 mi
Western Sierra Medical Clinic
7 sites · nearest in Downieville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.1 mi
Plumas District Hospital
Quincy · not rated
ERRural critical access
40 mi
Westwood Family Practice
Westwood · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
40.6 mi
Tahoe Forest Hospital
Truckee · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
41.7 mi
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careJohnsville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careJohnsville is not a shortage area
! Mental healthJohnsville's county is a federal shortage area.Plumas County · need score 18 of 25

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 Johnsville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Johnsville
MeasureJohnsvilleMarginCalifornia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.9%40.8–50.5%30.5%worse
High cholesterol45.7%40.7–50.7%35.4%worse
Obesity29.8%22.6–37.7%27.8%about the same
Arthritis38.1%33.8–42.3%20.8%worse
Depression21.9%18.5–25.4%20.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.2%6.5–10.1%10.6%better
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.6%9.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)14.6%13.2–16%6.4%worse
Diabetes15.4%13.2–17.6%11.7%worse
COPD9.7%8.4–11.1%5.1%worse
Heart disease10.8%9.6–12.1%5.6%worse
Stroke5.3%4.7–5.8%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.3%10.3–14.3%10.9%about the same
Binge drink12.2%9.9–14.7%15.3%better
Get no exercise24.2%19.6–28.7%24.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.1%23.8–36.9%35.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81%77.7–84%71.9%better
Dentist visit67.2%63.5–70.7%62.8%better
Cholesterol check92.2%91.1–93.2%85.4%better
Colon screening73.6%68.5–78.2%57.5%better
Mammogram76.6%68.4–83.3%75.7%about the same
Taking BP meds82%78.7–84.8%71.3%better
No health insurance4.9%4.2–5.8%10.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.2%25.2–35.1%37.3%better
Lack emotional support21.2%17.9–24.5%28.6%better
Frequent mental distress14.5%12.7–16.3%16.4%better
Fair or poor health22.8%19.6–25.9%22.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.5%14.4–18.6%13.4%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.2%8.6–12.1%17.9%better
Housing insecurity7.8%6.5–9%14.9%better
Utility shut-off threat4.9%4.2–5.7%7.3%better
No reliable transportation6%5.2–6.8%9.3%better
Receive SNAP11%9.2–13%15.6%
Disability
Any disability36.9%31.9–41.5%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20.3%17.4–23%13.8%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.9–14.1%14.6%
Hearing10.7%9.4–11.9%5.9%
Vision5.5%4.9–6.1%5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.8%4.2–5.3%3.9%
Errands alone8.9%7.7–10%8.1%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Johnsville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the California figure falls inside it, we don't call Johnsville better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Johnsville by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Johnsville by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The California figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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