Health · Gallagher

Gallagher, PA health

On most measures Gallagher looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (58.4% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 17745 (all of Gallagher)

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 516 people are less certain, so we show Gallagher's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gallagher 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 Gallagher adults…

15 of every 100 Gallagher adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.8–17.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gallagher, betterGallagher, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.6% Gallagher
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gallagher 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 Gallagher

Gallagher and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger Jersey Shore HospitalJersey Shore · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 14.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 23.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC WellsboroWellsboro · 33.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Health - Lock Haven Medical and DentalLock Haven · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Wellsboro Laurel Health CenterWellsboro · 33.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGallagher is not a shortage area

! Dental careGallagher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthGallagher's county is a federal shortage area.Clinton County · need score 13 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 Gallagher. 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 Gallagher

Measure	Gallagher	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.6%	11.8–17.7%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	41.6%	34.5–48.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	58.4%	54.5–62.2%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	67.6%	62.6–72.3%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.4–82.1%	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 Gallagher door to door.

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

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