Health · Walker

Walker, PA health

On most measures Walker looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.2% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (59% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17059, 17082, 17094

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

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

Report card

How Walker 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 Walker adults…

18 of every 100 Walker adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 14.8–21.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walker, betterWalker, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Walker
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walker 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 Walker

Walker and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Lewistown HospitalLewistown · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn State Health Hampden Medical CenterEnola · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical CenterCamp Hill · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg · 31.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Perry CountyNewport · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sadler Health Center Corporation Perry County DentalLoysville · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWalker is not a shortage area

! Dental careWalker's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mifflin/Juniata Counties · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthWalker's county is a federal shortage area.Juniata Service Area · need score 14 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 Walker. 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 Walker

Measure	Walker	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.2%	14.8–21.9%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	30.4–45.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	59%	55–62.8%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	64.1%	58.6–69.2%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.6%	67.3–82.6%	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 Walker door to door.

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

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