Health · Gaskill

Gaskill, PA health

On most measures Gaskill looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (59.4% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 15767 (all of Gaskill)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 700 people are less certain, so we show Gaskill's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gaskill 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 Gaskill adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 14.2–20.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gaskill, betterGaskill, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Gaskill
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gaskill 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 Gaskill

Gaskill and the towns around it

Care nearby

Punxsutawney Area HospitalPunxsutawney · 7.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands DuboisDubois · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 18.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penn Highlands BrookvilleBrookville · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Punxsutawney Community Health CenterPunxsutawney · 5.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Glendale Area Medical CenterCoalport · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careGaskill's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jefferson County · need score 18 of 25

✓ Mental healthGaskill 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 Gaskill. 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 Gaskill

Measure	Gaskill	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.4%	14.2–20.8%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	31–44.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	59.4%	55.5–63%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	66.4%	61–71%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	66.5–81.3%	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 Gaskill door to door.

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

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