Health · Buffington

Buffington, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15748, 15961, 15765, 15929

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Buffington, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Buffington 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 Buffington adults…

14 of every 100 Buffington adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.3–16.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buffington, betterBuffington, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Buffington
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Buffington 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 Buffington

Buffington and the towns around it

Care nearby

Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana · 12.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 14.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 17.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ebensburg Health CenterEbensburg · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Highlands Health JohnstownJohnstown · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careBuffington's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Indiana County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthBuffington's county is a federal shortage area.Indiana County · need score 10 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 Buffington. 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 Buffington

Measure	Buffington	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.3–16.8%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	31.1–44.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.1–67.3%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	63.4–73.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.4%	70.1–83.6%	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 Buffington door to door.

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

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