Health · Miles

Miles, PA health

On most measures Miles looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (24.5% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (58% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 16872, 16852, 16875

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

Report card

How Miles 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 Miles adults…

25 of every 100 Miles adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 20.3–29.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Miles, betterMiles, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.7% Miles
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Miles 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 Miles

Miles and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 12.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lewistown Community Health CenterLewistown · 24.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMiles is not a shortage area

! Dental careMiles's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Centre County · need score 17 of 25

✓ Mental healthMiles 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 Miles. 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 Miles

Measure	Miles	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.5%	20.3–29.3%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	35.7%	29.6–41.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	58%	54.2–61.7%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	65.8%	60.8–70.5%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75%	66.8–81.8%	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 Miles door to door.

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

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