Health · Preston

Preston, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18439, 18465, 18462, 18455

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 916 people are less certain, so we show Preston's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Preston 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 Preston adults…

14 of every 100 Preston adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.2–16.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Preston, betterPreston, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Preston
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Preston 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 Preston

Preston and the towns around it

Care in and near Preston

1 community health center in Preston, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Barnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehanna · 12.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCallicoon · 22.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Delaware Valley HospitalWalton · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Wayne Family Health CenterLake Como · 3.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Andrew C. Mazza Memorial Health CenterGreenfield Township · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePreston is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePreston is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPreston 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 Preston. 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 Preston

Measure	Preston	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.2–16.8%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	31.4–45.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	64.1%	60.3–67.8%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.1%	64–73.9%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	67.9–82.7%	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 Preston door to door.

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

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