Health · Beale

Beale, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17058, 17082

Report card

How Beale 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

0 better3 close0 worse

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Beale adults…

16 of every 100 Beale adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 12.9–19.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beale, betterBeale, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Beale
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beale 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 Beale

Beale and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Penn Highlands HuntingdonHuntingdon · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

UPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Btamc Belleville Wellness CenterBelleville · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careBeale is not a shortage area

! Dental careBeale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mifflin/Juniata Counties · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthBeale's county is a federal shortage area.Juniata Service Area · need score 14 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 Beale. 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 Beale

Measure	Beale	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	16%	12.9–19.5%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.6%	30.3–45.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	61%	57.1–64.8%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	64.6%	59.2–69.7%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	67.8–82.9%	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 Beale door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beale by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beale 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.