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McCandless, PA health

On most measures McCandless looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.9% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours (31.6% vs 37.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15237, 15101, 15090, 15044
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How McCandless 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 McCandless ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McCandless adults…

7 of every 100 McCandless adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 5.6–8.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McCandless, betterMcCandless, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% McCandless
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
70%
Colon screening
PA 68%
81%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near McCandless

1 hospital in McCandless, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERUPMC PassavantPittsburgh · 0.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyAhn Wexford Hospital★★★★★ · 4.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Side Christian Health CenterPittsburgh · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.7 mi
UPMC Passavant
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ERIn McCandless
4.2 mi
Ahn Wexford Hospital
Wexford · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
North Side Christian Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Pittsburgh
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.1 mi
Sto-Rox Family Health Center of Cornerstone Care
Mc Kees Rocks · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.4 mi
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley · ★★★★★
ER
8.6 mi
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcCandless is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMcCandless is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMcCandless 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 McCandless. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for McCandless
MeasureMcCandlessMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)6.9%5.6–8.5%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours31.6%27.8–35.5%37.9%better
Care & screenings
Dentist visit73.4%70.6–76%64.4%better
Colon screening70.2%66.2–73.9%67.5%about the same
Mammogram81.3%75.7–85.9%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 McCandless door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call McCandless better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like McCandless by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover McCandless 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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