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Burnside, PA health

On most measures Burnside looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.4% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (50.8% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Burnside
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How Burnside 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Burnside adults…

19 of every 100 Burnside adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 15.8–23.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Burnside, betterBurnside, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.1% Burnside
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

51%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
63%
Colon screening
PA 68%
71%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Burnside

Burnside and the towns around it

Care nearby

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 9.3 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney · 14.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Penn Highlands DuboisDubois · 20.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana · 23.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Tri County Community Health CenterCherry Tree · 6.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Punxsutawney Community Health CenterPunxsutawney · 12.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careBurnside is not a shortage area
! Dental careBurnside's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clearfield County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Mental healthBurnside is not a shortage area

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 Burnside. 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 Burnside
MeasureBurnsideMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)19.4%15.8–23.4%14.5%worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours42.1%35.2–49.2%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit50.8%46.8–55%64.4%worse
Colon screening62.7%57.1–68.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram71.1%62.5–79.1%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 Burnside door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Burnside better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Burnside directly, so these are its own figures.

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.

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