Health · Eldred

Eldred, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17964, 17941

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 911 people are less certain, so we show Eldred's figures without a grade.

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How Eldred 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 Eldred ranks in Pennsylvania

#805 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 13.3 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eldred adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.7–16.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Eldred, betterEldred, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Eldred
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Eldred 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 Eldred

Eldred and the towns around it

Care nearby

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Shamokin Health CenterShamokin · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Schuylkill Community Health CenterMinersville · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEldred is not a shortage area

! Dental careEldred's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuylkill County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthEldred 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 Eldred. 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 Eldred

Measure	Eldred	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.7–16.3%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	30.6–44.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	65.5%	61.9–69.1%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.8%	63.8–73.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.3%	73.7–86.1%	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 Eldred door to door.

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

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