Health · Juniata

Juniata, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15550, 15559, 15534
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 776 people are less certain, so we show Juniata's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Juniata 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 Juniata adults…

17 of every 100 Juniata adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 13.8–20.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Juniata, betterJuniata, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Juniata
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

62%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
67%
Colon screening
PA 68%
76%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Juniata

No hospital or community health center in Juniata itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERChan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 16.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Bedford Memorial★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHyndman Area Health CenterHyndman · 11.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.7 mi
Hyndman Area Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Hyndman
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.7 mi
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Highlands Health Somerset
Somerset · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.9 mi
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Everett · ★★★★★
ER
18.9 mi
UPMC Somerset
Somerset · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careJuniata is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Bedford · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careJuniata's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bedford County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthJuniata's county is a federal shortage area.Bedford County · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Juniata. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Juniata
MeasureJuniataMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)17.2%13.8–20.8%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38.4%31.2–46%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit62.2%58–66.1%64.4%about the same
Colon screening67.3%61.7–72.4%67.5%about the same
Mammogram75.6%67.1–82.6%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 Juniata door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Juniata better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Juniata by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Juniata 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.

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