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Health in Upper Exeter · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Upper Exeter?

On most measures Upper Exeter looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.5% vs 14.5%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Upper Exeter. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Exeter adults…

Upper Exeter runs below PA on 1 of 1 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Upper Exeter adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · likely 9.2–14.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Upper Exeter

No hospital or community health center in Upper Exeter itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERWilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · 10.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWilkes Barre VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaFalls · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERVA
✓ Primary careUpper Exeter is not a shortage area
! Dental careUpper Exeter’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Luzerne County · need score 18 of 25
✓ Mental healthUpper Exeter is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Upper Exeter; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Sleep under 7 hours 38%PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Upper Exeter, betterUpper Exeter, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Upper Exeter gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Exeter adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

66% Dentist visitPA 64%
72% Colon screeningPA 68%
79% MammogramPA 78%
Health Grade

Not graded

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

All 5 CDC measures for Upper Exeter
MeasureUpper ExeterLikely rangePennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.2–14.2%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38%31.7–44.5%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit66.1%62.3–69.6%64.4%about the same
Colon screening71.9%67.2–76.4%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.5%70.9–84.7%77.7%about the same

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Upper Exeter door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don’t call Upper Exeter better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Upper Exeter directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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