Health · Fayette

Fayette, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17049, 17059, 17014

Report card

How Fayette 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 Fayette adults…

13 of every 100 Fayette adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.6–16.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fayette, betterFayette, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Fayette
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fayette 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 Fayette

Fayette and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola · 29.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC CarlisleCarlisle · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Perry CountyNewport · 14 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 15.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careFayette is not a shortage area

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

! Mental healthFayette'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 Fayette. 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 Fayette

Measure	Fayette	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.6–16.1%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	29.2–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	61.7%	57.8–65.4%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	61.7–72.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	68.7–83.6%	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 Fayette door to door.

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

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