Health · Munster

Munster, PA health

On most measures Munster looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.8% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15931, 15940, 15938, 15946

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 698 people are less certain, so we show Munster's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Munster 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 Munster adults…

12 of every 100 Munster adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.5–14.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Munster, betterMunster, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Munster
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Munster 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 Munster

Munster and the towns around it

Care nearby

James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center (Altoona)Altoona · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · VA Directions Medicare profile

UPMC AltoonaAltoona · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterRoaring Spring · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterHastings · 16.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ebensburg Health CenterEbensburg · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hyndman Area Health Center (Richland Township)Johnstown · 16.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMunster's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careMunster's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthMunster's county is a federal shortage area.Cambria County · need score 15 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 Munster. 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 Munster

Measure	Munster	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.5–14.4%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	32.3–45.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	64.7%	61–68.2%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	61.6–71.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.6–84.1%	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 Munster door to door.

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

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