Health · Davidson

Davidson, PA health

On most measures Davidson looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.6% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17758, 17814

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 565 people are less certain, so we show Davidson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Davidson 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 Davidson adults…

19 of every 100 Davidson adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 15.4–22.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Davidson, betterDavidson, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

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

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Davidson 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 Davidson

Davidson and the towns around it

Care nearby

UPMC MuncyMuncy · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sullivan County Laurel Health CenterHughesville · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Shickshinny Health CenterShickshinny · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDavidson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDavidson is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDavidson's county is a federal shortage area.Sullivan County · need score 10 of 25

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 Davidson. 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 Davidson

Measure	Davidson	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.6%	15.4–22.2%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.8–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	61.9%	58.5–65.4%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68%	63.5–72.5%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70.5–83.4%	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 Davidson door to door.

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

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