Health · Avoca

Avoca, PA health

On most measures Avoca looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Avoca

Report card

How Avoca 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.

Care & screenings

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Avoca adults…

11 of every 100 Avoca adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 8.6–13.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Avoca, betterAvoca, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

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

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Avoca 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 Avoca

Avoca and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 6.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Regional Hospital of ScrantonScranton · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterWilkes-Barre · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton Counseling PracticeScranton · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careAvoca is not a shortage area

! Dental careAvoca's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Luzerne County · need score 18 of 25

✓ Mental healthAvoca is not a shortage area

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 Avoca. 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 Avoca

Measure	Avoca	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.6–13.5%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.6–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	67%	63.3–70.5%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64.1–73.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	69.2–83.7%	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 Avoca door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Avoca directly, so these are its own figures.

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.