Health · Dennison

Dennison, PA health

On most measures Dennison looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.5% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18661, 18707
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How Dennison 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 Dennison adults…

12 of every 100 Dennison adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.5–13.8%

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Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dennison, betterDennison, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Dennison
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

67%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
69%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Dennison

Dennison and the towns around it

Care nearby

Wilkes Barre VA Medical CenterWilkes-Barre · 10.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Freeland Health CenterFreeland · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Caring Community Health Center - Kistler ClinicWilkes Barre · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careDennison is not a shortage area
! Dental careDennison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Luzerne County · need score 18 of 25
✓ Mental healthDennison 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 Dennison. 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 Dennison
MeasureDennisonMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.5–13.8%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours37%31.4–42.5%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit67%63.7–70.1%64.4%about the same
Colon screening69.2%64.5–73.3%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.1%70.1–82.9%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 Dennison door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Dennison better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dennison by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dennison 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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