Health · Lock Haven

Lock Haven, PA health

On most measures Lock Haven looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.9% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (51.3% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Lock Haven

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

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How Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven adults…

19 of every 100 Lock Haven adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 15.5–22.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lock Haven, betterLock Haven, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.6% Lock Haven
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven

Lock Haven and the towns around it

Care in and near Lock Haven

1 community health center in Lock Haven, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 19.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College · 32.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 34.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLock Haven is not a shortage area

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

! Mental healthLock Haven'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 Lock Haven. 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 Lock Haven

Measure	Lock Haven	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.9%	15.5–22.7%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	43.6%	36.2–51.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	51.3%	47.3–55.3%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	63.5%	58.2–68.5%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	71.7%	63–79.5%	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 Lock Haven door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lock Haven directly, so these are its own figures.

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.