Health · Lower Yoder

Lower Yoder, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15905, 15906

Report card

How Lower Yoder 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

0 better3 close0 worse

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lower Yoder adults…

16 of every 100 Lower Yoder adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 13.4–19.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lower Yoder, betterLower Yoder, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Lower Yoder
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lower Yoder 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 Lower Yoder

Lower Yoder and the towns around it

Care nearby

Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 13.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indiana Regional Medical CenterIndiana · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Highlands Health JohnstownJohnstown · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Johnstown Family Health CenterJohnstown · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLower Yoder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careLower Yoder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthLower Yoder's county is a federal shortage area.Cambria County · need score 15 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 Lower Yoder. 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 Lower Yoder

Measure	Lower Yoder	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.3%	13.4–19.4%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	32.3–44.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	63%	59.4–66.5%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.7%	64–73.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	70–83.4%	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 Lower Yoder door to door.

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

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