Health · Potter

Potter, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 15061, 15001

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 519 people are less certain, so we show Potter's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Potter 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 Potter ranks in Pennsylvania

#773 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 12.4 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Potter adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 9.6–14.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Potter, betterPotter, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.5% Potter
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Potter 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 Potter

Potter and the towns around it

Care nearby

Heritage Valley BeaverBeaver · 4.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Heritage Valley SewickleySewickley · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Liverpool City HospitalEast Liverpool · 12.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ahn Wexford HospitalWexford · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Autumn Street Health CenterAliquippa · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rochester Health CenterRochester · 5.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePotter is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePotter is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPotter 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 Potter. 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 Potter

Measure	Potter	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.9%	9.6–14.6%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	35.5%	29.4–41.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	67.9%	64.4–71.4%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	64.7–73.8%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	69.8–83.5%	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 Potter door to door.

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

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