Health · Castanea

Castanea, PA health

On most measures Castanea looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (58.4% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 17745 (all of Castanea)

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

Report card

How Castanea 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 Castanea adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.8–17.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Castanea, betterCastanea, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.6% Castanea
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Castanea 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 Castanea

Castanea and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 9.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 21.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 22.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 33.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

River Valley Health - Williamsport Medical and DentalWilliamsport · 23 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCastanea is not a shortage area

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

! Mental healthCastanea'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 Castanea. 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 Castanea

Measure	Castanea	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.8–17.7%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	41.6%	34.5–48.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	58.4%	54.5–62.2%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	67.6%	62.6–72.3%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.4–82.1%	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 Castanea door to door.

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

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