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Upper Mahantongo, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 17941 (all of Upper Mahantongo)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 550 people are less certain, so we show Upper Mahantongo's figures without a grade.

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How Upper Mahantongo 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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Mahantongo adults…

14 of every 100 Upper Mahantongo adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11–16.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Mahantongo, betterUpper Mahantongo, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.9% Upper Mahantongo
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

62%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
72%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Upper Mahantongo

Upper Mahantongo and the towns around it

Care nearby

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 22.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger-Bloomsburg HospitalBloomsburg · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalLewisburg · 25.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Shamokin Health CenterShamokin · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Schuylkill Community Health CenterMinersville · 18.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careUpper Mahantongo is not a shortage area
! Dental careUpper Mahantongo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuylkill County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthUpper Mahantongo 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 Upper Mahantongo. 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 Mahantongo
MeasureUpper MahantongoMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)13.5%11–16.4%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38.9%33–45.2%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit62.4%59–65.8%64.4%about the same
Colon screening71.9%67.5–76.1%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.2%70.7–83%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 Mahantongo 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 Mahantongo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Upper Mahantongo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Upper Mahantongo 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.

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