Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Athens, TX

Who runs these clinics

2 health-center organizations run the 3 clinics in Athens. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS), not this city alone.

• East Texas Community Clinic INC — 2 sites here, 5 in total.
• Tyler Family Circle Of Care — 1 site here, 13 in total. 34,996 patients in 2025, 18% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use, vision care; 27% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Athens

• Gun Barrel City (1) · 19 mi
• Canton (2) · 24 mi
• Tyler (15) · 34 mi
• Palestine (1) · 34 mi
• Corsicana (1) · 37 mi
• Kaufman (2) · 38 mi
• Jacksonville (1) · 38 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Athens at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Athens specifically:

• 1,221 patients living in ZIP code 75751 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 21% of them had no insurance.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a website.
• 1 of 3 is part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 2 clinics report 40+ hrs/week, 1 doesn't report hours.