Health · Emmaus

Emmaus, PA health

On most measures Emmaus looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.1% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (68.4% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Emmaus

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

Report card

How Emmaus 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 Emmaus ranks in Pennsylvania

#120 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 2.5 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Emmaus adults…

9 of every 100 Emmaus adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 7.3–11.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emmaus, betterEmmaus, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Emmaus
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Emmaus 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 Emmaus

Emmaus and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown · 2.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie · 3.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Lukes HospitalBethlehem · 7.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown · 9.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Center for Women's MedicineAllentown · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Children's ClinicAllentown · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careEmmaus is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careEmmaus is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthEmmaus 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 Emmaus. 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 Emmaus

Measure	Emmaus	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.3–11.2%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	34.5%	29–40.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	68.4%	65–71.8%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	66.5%	62–71.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.1%	73.9–85.7%	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 Emmaus door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Emmaus directly, so these are its own figures.

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.