Health · Spring Brook

Spring Brook, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 18444 (all of Spring Brook)

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How Spring Brook 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 Spring Brook ranks in Pennsylvania

#679 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 10.2 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Spring Brook adults…

13 of every 100 Spring Brook adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11–16.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Spring Brook, betterSpring Brook, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Spring Brook
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Spring Brook 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 Spring Brook

Spring Brook and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 6.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Regional Hospital of ScrantonScranton · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityDickson City · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono PracticeCovington Township · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Alder StreetScranton · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSpring Brook is not a shortage area

! Dental careSpring Brook's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lackawanna County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthSpring Brook is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Spring Brook. 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 Spring Brook

Measure	Spring Brook	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	11–16.2%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	33.5–45.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.2–69.9%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.7–73.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.7%	72.5–84.2%	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 Spring Brook door to door.

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

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