Chlamydia rates in Sussex County run about 73% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or need regular STI testing in Newton, New Jersey, there are options to weigh: public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits. Each offers different balances of cost, speed, and convenience. See the list below to compare choices.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Newton, NJ. The nearest, Zufall Health Center, 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.
Zufall Health Center in Newton is a federally qualified community health center where the full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) runs on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, in Spanish.
Spanish functions as a complete clinical language at Zufall Health Center: not a courtesy accommodation layered on top of care, but the actual medium for intake, counseling, STI treatment discussions, and follow-up. For Spanish-speaking patients in Newton, that operational fact removes the ambiguity that surfaces when medical nuance crosses a language gap.
Most testing sites hand a positive HIV result to a patient and consider the clinical encounter closed. Zufall Health Center, backed by Ryan White Program funding, maintains the continuum, from rapid and conventional HIV testing through medication adherence education and ongoing treatment management, so the gap between diagnosis and sustained care doesn't open in the first place.
Patients who need PrEP or PEP but are sent elsewhere for prescribing face a second scheduling cycle, a second copay decision, and a window where prevention simply isn't happening. Zufall Health Center in Newton prescribes and manages both drugs directly, keeping the gap between exposure risk and active pharmaceutical protection as short as a single visit.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Newton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit, on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required and Spanish-language care available throughout.
Without a clinic that prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, someone weighing HIV prevention faces delays. A separate appointment, a separate provider, a window where coverage lapses. Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey writes both prescriptions in-house, keeping continuous HIV prevention accessible without routing care through an additional system.
Title X funding at this Newton location carries a legal structure: family planning services for minors are confidential by statute, not by policy preference. That means the clinic is bound by federal Title X rules to protect those records, a specific, enforceable protection that goes beyond standard privacy practice.
Spanish at Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey is a clinical operating language: history, counseling, treatment explanation, and follow-up all delivered directly in Spanish. The consequence is that nothing in the care sequence requires a patient to shift languages mid-appointment or accept a paraphrase of clinical detail.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Atlantic Health System in Sussex brings hospital-system infrastructure to STI care: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a fee-based sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required. PrEP and PEP are available for prevention.
Atlantic Health System prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, and carries a dedicated assistance program covering PrEP costs for uninsured patients. Meaning prevention doesn't stall at the prescription stage.
Many clinics identify a hepatitis C infection and send patients elsewhere to manage it. Atlantic Health System in Sussex treats hepatitis C on-site, keeping the care continuous from the first positive result through the full treatment course.
Skip hepatitis testing at intake and a positive result later means a separate visit, a separate bill, and a gap during which infection progresses untreated. Atlantic Health System's panel covers hepatitis B and C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Closing that gap in a single appointment.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
ID Care in Randolph tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, treats bacterial STIs at the same visit, and manages HIV and hepatitis on-site. All on a fee-based schedule with appointments required and interpretation services available.
Interpretation services are available across ID Care's full clinical scope: not limited to intake but extending into medical consultations for conditions like HIV, hepatitis C, and TB. That continuity means medication adherence counseling and treatment decisions happen with full language support, not partial comprehension.
ID Care's standing as an infectious disease practice means PrEP prescriptions and PEP management come from specialists whose primary clinical focus is HIV and related infections, a meaningful difference for someone without a regular provider or whose general practitioner doesn't routinely manage these medications.
ID Care treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into antiviral therapy without a handoff to a separate provider. Patients reach sustained virologic response, functional cure, within the same clinical relationship that identified the infection.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Women's Health of Pike County, in Dingmans Ferry, scales its fees to each patient's income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to what you can afford.
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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 Newton, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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 Sussex 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.
222 High Street Suite 103, Newton, NJ 07860
CMS-certified lab
210 Woodport Road, Sparta, NJ 07871
CMS-certified lab
1 Centre Street, Sparta, NJ 07871
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Newton. 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, 898 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Newton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 385 offer telehealth.
Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins, MD
OB-GYN · 175 High Street, Newton
Anandhi Nadarajah, MD
OB-GYN · 183 High Street, Newton
Jennifer Horn, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 33 Newton Sparta Road, Newton
Nick Debitetto, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 123 Newton Sparta Road, Newton
Catherine Trader, DO
Family medicine · 8 Lenape Road, Andover
James Moran, DO
Family medicine · 376 Lafayette Road, Sparta
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 Newton, NJ 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.
0.2 mi Newton Pharmacy
0.3 miNewton RX
0.6 miWeis Pharmacy
0.8 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Newton, NJ.
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 Newton, 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.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Sussex County, the county that includes Newton, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#21 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Sussex County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 134.8 197 cases ▼ 65% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 27.4 40 cases ▼ 75% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.1 6 cases ▼ 49% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.4 2 cases ▼ 87% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.4 5 cases ▼ 79% | 16 | 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 Sussex County, chlamydia has fallen from 142.1 to 134.8 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has risen from 16.6 to 27.4 per 100,000 (65%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.8 to 4.1 per 100,000 (46%).
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 Sussex County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sussex County HIV care continuum (2023)
Sussex County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Sussex County residents living with HIV, 76.7% are in care · 72% 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 Sussex County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 206 cuts straight through Newton's center, and a clinic run along Main Street takes only minutes from most of the borough, but for roughly half of residents paying around $1,175 a month in rent, the calculus of a weekday appointment involves more than just mileage. When rent claims that much of a paycheck, an out-of-pocket testing fee or an afternoon away from hourly work can feel like a genuine trade-off, not a minor inconvenience. That pressure lands unevenly on younger adults (people in their late teens and twenties, the group for whom STI transmission rates are consistently highest) who make up a meaningful slice of Newton's population. With about half the town renting and household sizes averaging above three people, many of those younger residents share space with family members or roommates, which shapes both their schedules and the kind of privacy they want around health care.
The clinics listed on this page vary in hours, fees, and distance, so finding one that doesn't require a complicated commute off Route 94 North or a long wait on High Street is genuinely possible. Newton's labor-force participation reflects a working town with real scheduling constraints. The Old Newton Burial Ground and Newton Square anchor a compact borough where most destinations are drivable, but "drivable" still means planning ahead. The clinics with walk-in slots and sliding-scale fees on this page are the ones worth checking first.
Getting there
At 6.49/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Newton 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.
Newton sits in Sussex County, ZIP 7860. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Newton? 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 Sussex County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Jersey 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 Newton-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 Newton 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey, a minor can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment at any age, and to HIV testing at age 13 or older; a provider may notify a parent, and must do so where sexual assault is involved.
New Jersey 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 New JerseySource: 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 Zufall Health Center (0.2 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 135 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the New Jersey average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In New Jersey, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, HSV-1 from the mouth can spread to the genital area through oral sex.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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