Health · Damascus

Damascus, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18415, 18443, 18405, 18469

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Damascus, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Damascus 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 Damascus ranks in Pennsylvania

#1055 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 43.5 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Damascus adults…

13 of every 100 Damascus adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.1–15.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Damascus, betterDamascus, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Damascus
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Damascus 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 Damascus

Damascus and the towns around it

Care nearby

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCallicoon · 8.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Barnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehanna · 29.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Honesdale Pediatric CenterHonesdale · 10.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

The Wright Center for Community Health Wayne PracticeHonesdale · 10.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDamascus is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDamascus is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDamascus is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Damascus. 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 Damascus

Measure	Damascus	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.6%	10.1–15.5%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	30.1–44.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	66.4%	62.7–70%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.1%	65.9–75.7%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.2–84.5%	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 Damascus door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Damascus by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Damascus 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.