Health · Gamble

Gamble, PA health

On most measures Gamble looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.6% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17771, 17754
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 804 people are less certain, so we show Gamble's figures without a grade.

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How Gamble 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 Gamble adults…

12 of every 100 Gamble adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.2–14.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gamble, betterGamble, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Gamble
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

67%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
69%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Gamble

No hospital or community health center in Gamble itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERUPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport · 9.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Muncy★★★★★ · 14.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthWilliamsport · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
9.3 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Williamsport
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.2 mi
UPMC Muncy
Muncy · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.3 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.4 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Blossburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.1 mi
Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careGamble is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Canton · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careGamble's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lycoming County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthGamble's county is a federal shortage area.Lycoming County · need score 11 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Gamble. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Gamble
MeasureGambleMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)11.6%9.2–14.1%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours36.2%29.9–42.9%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit66.7%63.1–70.2%64.4%about the same
Colon screening69.2%64.1–73.9%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.6%70.2–84%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 Gamble door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Gamble better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Gamble by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Gamble 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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