Health · Allison

Allison, PA health

On every measure CDC estimates, Allison looks like Pennsylvania as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17751, 17745

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 271 people are less certain, so we show Allison's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Allison compares with Pennsylvania

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.

Care & screenings

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Allison adults…

15 of every 100 Allison adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.7–17.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Allison, betterAllison, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.6% Allison
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

PA 64%

Colon screening

PA 68%

Mammogram

PA 78%

Around Allison

Allison and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 18.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 32.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

River Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and DentalWilliamsport · 25.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAllison is not a shortage area

! Dental careAllison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthAllison's county is a federal shortage area.Clinton County · need score 13 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Allison. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Allison

Measure	Allison	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.7–17.8%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	40.6%	33.7–48%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	61.4%	57.5–65.3%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	67.4%	62.4–72.2%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	68.7–83.1%	77.7%	about the same

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 Allison door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Allison better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Allison by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Allison by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania 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.