Health · Pocono

Pocono, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18355, 18372, 18301, 18332

Report card

How Pocono 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 Pocono ranks in Pennsylvania

#281 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 4.6 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pocono adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 9.5–14.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pocono, betterPocono, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.9% Pocono
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pocono 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 Pocono

Pocono and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton · 25.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Vhp Pediatrics - Stroud WestStroudsburg · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Vhp Pediatrics - TobyhannaTobyhanna · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePocono is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePocono is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPocono 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 Pocono. 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 Pocono

Measure	Pocono	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.8%	9.5–14.5%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	40.9%	34.1–48%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	65.5%	61.8–69.1%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	62.5–72.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	72–85.2%	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 Pocono door to door.

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

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