Health · Buckingham

Buckingham, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18461, 18437, 18439, 18417
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 465 people are less certain, so we show Buckingham's figures without a grade.

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How Buckingham 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.

How Buckingham ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Buckingham adults…

12 of every 100 Buckingham adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 9.5–14.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buckingham, betterBuckingham, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Buckingham
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

64%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
70%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Buckingham

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

HNearest ERBarnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehanna · 16.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWayne Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 20.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWayne Memorial Community Health CentersLake Como · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Lake Como
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.6 mi
Barnes-Kasson County Hospital
Susquehanna · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
Callicoon · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.7 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
2 sites · nearest in Honesdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.7 mi
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale · ★★★★★
ER
21.5 mi
Delaware Valley Hospital
Walton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careBuckingham is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBuckingham is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBuckingham 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 Buckingham. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Buckingham
MeasureBuckinghamMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)12%9.5–14.8%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37.6%30.4–45.1%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit64.4%60.5–68.1%64.4%about the same
Colon screening69.8%64.6–74.6%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.6%69.6–84.3%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 Buckingham door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Buckingham better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Buckingham by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Buckingham 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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