Health · Upper Fairfield

Upper Fairfield, PA health

On most measures Upper Fairfield looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.1% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (69.3% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 17754 (all of Upper Fairfield)
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How Upper Fairfield 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 Upper Fairfield adults…

11 of every 100 Upper Fairfield adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 8.9–13.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Fairfield, betterUpper Fairfield, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Upper Fairfield
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

69%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
71%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Upper Fairfield

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

HNearest ERUPMC MuncyMuncy · 8.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Evangelical Community Hospital★★★★★ · 22.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
8.7 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.9 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Hughesville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.1 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.8 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careUpper Fairfield is not a shortage area
! Dental careUpper Fairfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lycoming County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthUpper Fairfield's county is a federal shortage area.Lycoming County · need score 11 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 Upper Fairfield. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Upper Fairfield
MeasureUpper FairfieldMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)11.1%8.9–13.5%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours35%28.8–41.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit69.3%65.8–72.6%64.4%better
Colon screening71.1%66.2–75.6%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.4%71.2–84.5%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 Upper Fairfield door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Upper Fairfield better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Upper Fairfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Upper Fairfield 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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