Health · Nesquehoning

Nesquehoning, PA health

On most measures Nesquehoning looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.1% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (57.5% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Nesquehoning

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Nesquehoning, so we show its figures without a grade.

Report card

How Nesquehoning 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 Nesquehoning adults…

20 of every 100 Nesquehoning adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · worse · margin 16.3–24.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nesquehoning, betterNesquehoning, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Nesquehoning
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nesquehoning 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 Nesquehoning

Nesquehoning and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton · 7.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Star Community Health-LansfordLansford · 4.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hazleton PediatricsHazleton · 8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careNesquehoning is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careNesquehoning is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthNesquehoning is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Nesquehoning. 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 Nesquehoning

Measure	Nesquehoning	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.1%	16.3–24.3%	14.5%	worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	39%	32–46.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	57.5%	53.5–61.4%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	62%	56.2–67.4%	67.5%	worse
Mammogram	76.5%	68.5–83.3%	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 Nesquehoning door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Nesquehoning directly, so these are its own figures.

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.