Health · Lake

Lake, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18436, 18428
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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Lake, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Lake 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 Lake adults…

13 of every 100 Lake adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.4–15%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Lake
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

64%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
70%
Colon screening
PA 68%
78%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Lake

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

HNearest ERWayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 10.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 13.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWayne Memorial Community Health CentersLake Ariel · 4.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.1 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Lake Ariel
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.8 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
2 sites · nearest in Jermyn
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.1 mi
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
14.8 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLake is not a shortage area

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 Lake. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Lake
MeasureLakeMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)12.6%10.4–15%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38.4%32.6–44.3%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit63.9%60.7–67.1%64.4%about the same
Colon screening70.2%66–74.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.4%71.9–83.7%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 Lake door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Lake better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lake by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lake 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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