Health · Upper Darby

Upper Darby, PA health

On most measures Upper Darby looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults sleeping under 7 hours (44.8% vs 37.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 19026, 19082, 19018, 19050

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

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How Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby ranks in Pennsylvania

#165 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 3.3 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Darby adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 10.9–16.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Darby, betterUpper Darby, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.8% Upper Darby
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Darby 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 Upper Darby

Upper Darby and the towns around it

Care in and near Upper Darby

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

Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby · 1.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood · 3.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Philadelphia VA Medical CenterPhiladelphia · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia · 4.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper DarbyUpper Darby · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fairmount Primary Care Center at Sharon Hill-Delaware CountySharon Hill · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careUpper Darby is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careUpper Darby is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthUpper Darby 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 Upper Darby. 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 Upper Darby

Measure	Upper Darby	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.5%	10.9–16.3%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	44.8%	38.5–51.3%	37.9%	worse
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	62%	58.4–65.6%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	65.3%	60.2–70.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	71.9–85.1%	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 Upper Darby door to door.

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

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