Health · Ringtown

Ringtown, PA health

On most measures Ringtown looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.5% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ringtown
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 745 people are less certain, so we show Ringtown's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ringtown 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 Ringtown adults…

10 of every 100 Ringtown adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 7.6–11.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ringtown, betterRingtown, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Ringtown
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

66%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
67%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Ringtown

1 community health center in Ringtown, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger St. Luke's Hospital★★★★★ · 16.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthRingtown · 0.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.2 mi
Star Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Ringtown
Sliding-scale feesIn Ringtown
Directions to nearest
3 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Shenandoah
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
16.9 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careRingtown is not a shortage area
! Dental careRingtown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuylkill County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthRingtown is not a shortage area

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 Ringtown. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Ringtown
MeasureRingtownMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)9.5%7.6–11.9%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38.9%31.8–46.4%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit65.5%61.7–69.3%64.4%about the same
Colon screening67.2%62–72.3%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.3%70.8–84.9%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 Ringtown door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Ringtown better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ringtown 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.

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