Curwensville is located within ten minutes of Clearfield Hospital, a full service community hospital, and within thirty minutes of Dubois Regional Medical Center. In addition, Altoona Regional Medical Center is less than an hour away.

In town, there is a general practitioner, as well as two dentists and a chiropractor. A Full-time, paid ambulance service is available, as is Rescue, Hose & Ladder, Curwensville's volunteer fire department.

Curwensville employs a staff of full- and part-time police officers.