Health · Cass

Cass, PA health

On most measures Cass looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (60% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 17901 (all of Cass)
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How Cass 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 Cass adults…

17 of every 100 Cass adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 13.5–20%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

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

Keeping up with care

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

60%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
66%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Cass

Cass and the towns around it

Care nearby

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 4.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Schuylkill Community Health CenterMinersville · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Star Community Health-RingtownRingtown · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careCass is not a shortage area
! Dental careCass's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuylkill County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthCass 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 Cass. 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 Cass
MeasureCassMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)16.5%13.5–20%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours40%32.9–47.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit60%56.1–63.9%64.4%worse
Colon screening65.7%60.3–71.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram76.6%68.5–83.6%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 Cass door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Cass better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cass by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cass 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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