Gonorrhea in Clinton County reports about 75% lower than the US average. Whether you need an STI test after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, you'll find both free and faster testing options. Community clinics and public health centers often provide low-cost or free testing, while private labs may deliver faster results and more flexible scheduling.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Lock Haven, PA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
A community safety-net Ryan White HIV care about 4 miles from Lock Haven. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
River Valley Health - Express and Specialty Care, in Williamsport, carries federally qualified health center standing. Meaning its STI screening fees slide to match each patient's income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no financial barrier standing between anyone and a result.
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Pennsylvania Department of Health in Williamsport charges nothing for any service it provides: HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and TB testing, plus STI treatment and vaccines for HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox, all at no fee. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Family Planning Plus in Lewisburg requires an appointment, and that single visit covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, TB, and HIV) plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and PEP, all at no fee on a sliding scale.
Every service at Family Planning Plus (testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, PEP) carries no fee, which means the full scope of what the clinic offers stays on the table regardless of what a visit ends up requiring.
Spanish-language care at Family Planning Plus extends through clinical counseling, including DoxyPEP dosing guidance and PrEP adherence education, so the medication specifics and follow-up expectations land with the same precision as they do in English.
As a Title X clinic, Family Planning Plus is legally bound to keep minors' family planning and STI services confidential, not as a policy choice but as a federal program requirement, which means records from those visits cannot be disclosed to a parent or guardian.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Centre Volunteers in Medicine in State College requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and hepatitis C managed entirely within the clinic.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that goes nowhere costs time, money, and momentum: the second appointment at a specialist, the gap between knowing and treating. Centre Volunteers in Medicine closes that gap: treatment is managed on-site, so a positive result doesn't launch a separate care search.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are the baseline nearly everywhere. Hepatitis C is where many panels stop short. At Centre Volunteers in Medicine, hepatitis C testing is included, catching an infection that the shorter list would leave undetected.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lock Haven, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Clinton County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
24 Cree Drive, Lock Haven, PA 17745
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1001 Pine Street, South Renovo, PA 17764
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lock Haven. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 163 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lock Haven. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 49 offer telehealth.
Bharat Adroja, MD
Internal medicine · 930 Bellefonte Avenue, Lock Haven
Mark Rozick, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 955 Bellefonte Avenue, Lock Haven
Mohammed Jendi, MD
Family medicine · 24 Cree Drive, Lock Haven
Mary Piergallini, MD
Family medicine · 401 High Street, Lock Haven
Rajesh Patel Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1 Outlet Lane, Lock Haven
David Luo, DO
Family medicine · 1 Outlet Lane, Lock Haven
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Lock Haven, PA publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
0.1 mi Geisinger Pharmacy
0.1 miWeis Pharmacy
0.2 miKeller & Munro
0.4 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Lock Haven, PA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Lock Haven, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Clinton County, the county that includes Lock Haven, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~46% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#44 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 34% of the state
| Infection | Clinton County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 170.2 64 cases ▼ 60% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.2 17 cases ▼ 69% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.7 1 cases ▼ 74% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.7 1 cases ▼ 76% | 11.4 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Clinton County, chlamydia has fallen from 251 to 170.2 per 100,000 (32%), gonorrhea has fallen from 66.8 to 45.2 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 2.7 to 2.7 per 100,000.
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Clinton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Clinton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Clinton County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Clinton County residents living with HIV, 79.3% are in care · 69% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Clinton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Lock Haven's position in Clinton County means that getting STI testing often requires either knowing where to look locally or being ready to travel to a nearby city. The town draws a steady flow of renters and people in transition (students, young professionals, and adults moving through different life stages) alongside families with deeper roots. That mix shapes how people approach health care: some have long-standing relationships with providers they trust, while others are newer to the area and navigating the system for the first time. Testing services are available in and around Lock Haven and listed on this page, but the practical reality is that your choice may depend on what fits your schedule, your comfort level with a particular clinic, and how far you're willing to go. Young adults in their late teens through thirties make up a significant part of the community, and that age group has the most to gain from straightforward, confidential screening.
Whether you're settling in temporarily or planning to stay, getting tested is uncomplicated: no lectures, no assumptions, just results that remain between you and your provider. Clinics that serve the area understand that people have different reasons for seeking care and different concerns about privacy. The town's character (with its blend of transient and established residents, single adults, and multigenerational households) means that testing is something people of all backgrounds and living situations actually do here. You don't have to feel like the only person walking in.
Getting there
At 7.21/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lock Haven generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 17745 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 17745 area around Lock Haven: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lock Haven alone.
Lock Haven sits in Clinton County, ZIP 17745. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Lock Haven? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Clinton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Pennsylvania law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Lock Haven-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Lock Haven often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Pennsylvania law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Pennsylvania, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Pennsylvania permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in PennsylvaniaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
The closest is Quest Diagnostics (0.2 mi); 4 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, Pennsylvania Department of Health (25.4 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 170 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 17745; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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