Health · Buck

Buck, PA health

On every measure CDC estimates, Buck looks like Pennsylvania as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18661, 18610, 18424
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 269 people are less certain, so we show Buck's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Buck 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buck adults…

12 of every 100 Buck adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.2–14.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buck, betterBuck, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Buck
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Buck adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

66%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
69%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Buck

No hospital or community health center in Buck itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWilkes Barre VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Wright Center Medical GroupCovington Township · 10.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERVA
10.8 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
4 sites · nearest in Covington Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
2 sites · nearest in Wilkes Barre
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.5 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
15.6 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBuck is not a shortage area
! Dental careBuck's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Luzerne County · need score 18 of 25
✓ Mental healthBuck is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Buck. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Buck
MeasureBuckMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)12.4%10.2–14.8%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.9%32.3–43.4%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit65.6%62.3–68.8%64.4%about the same
Colon screening68.7%64.1–72.9%67.5%about the same
Mammogram76.7%69.7–82.5%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 Buck door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Buck better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Buck by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Buck by how much of its land each one covers.

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.

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