Health · Covington

Covington, PA health

On most measures Covington looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (58.8% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 16836, 16845

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 388 people are less certain, so we show Covington's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Covington 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 Covington adults…

17 of every 100 Covington adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 14.3–20.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Covington, betterCovington, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.9% Covington
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Covington 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 Covington

Covington and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 26.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 26.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands ElkSaint Marys · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands DuboisDubois · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cameron County Health CenterEmporium · 26.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cameron County Dental CtrEmporium · 26.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCovington is not a shortage area

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

✓ Mental healthCovington 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 Covington. 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 Covington

Measure	Covington	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.4%	14.3–20.8%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	40.9%	34.3–47.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	58.8%	54.9–62.7%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	66.6%	61.8–71.2%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	67.5–81.8%	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 Covington door to door.

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

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