Health · Palmyra

Palmyra, PA health

On most measures Palmyra looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.6% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (67.7% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 18428 (all of Palmyra)

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

Report card

How Palmyra 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

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Palmyra adults…

12 of every 100 Palmyra adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.8–13.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Palmyra, betterPalmyra, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.6% Palmyra
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Palmyra 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 Palmyra

Palmyra and the towns around it

Care nearby

Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 5.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCallicoon · 19.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 24.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Wright Center for Community Health Hawley PracticeHawley · 2.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lake Region Walk-InHonesdale · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePalmyra is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePalmyra is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPalmyra 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 Palmyra. 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 Palmyra

Measure	Palmyra	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.8–13.8%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	36.6%	31.3–42.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	67.7%	64.9–70.7%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	70.6%	66.7–74.5%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	73–83.8%	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 Palmyra door to door.

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

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