Health · Pequea

Pequea, PA health

On most measures Pequea looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17603, 17584, 17516

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

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How Pequea 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 Pequea ranks in Pennsylvania

#356 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 5.3 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pequea adults…

11 of every 100 Pequea adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 8.7–13.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pequea, betterPequea, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Pequea
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pequea 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 Pequea

Pequea and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lancaster General HospitalLancaster · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC LititzLititz · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lancaster BrightsideLancaster · 3.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lancaster Southeast - (Medical, Dental & Pharmacy)Lancaster · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePequea is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePequea is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPequea 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 Pequea. 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 Pequea

Measure	Pequea	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.7–13.2%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	37%	30.6–43.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.3–71.2%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.3–73.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	69.3–83.5%	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 Pequea door to door.

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

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