Health · Upper Providence

Upper Providence, PA health

On most measures Upper Providence looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.1% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (74% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 19063 (all of Upper Providence)

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

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How Upper Providence 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 Providence ranks in Pennsylvania

#93 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 2.1 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Providence adults…

7 of every 100 Upper Providence adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 5.6–8.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Providence, betterUpper Providence, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Upper Providence
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Providence 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 Providence

Upper Providence and the towns around it

Care nearby

Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia · 2.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Crozer Chester Medical CenterUpland · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy FitzgeraldDarby · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chespenn Center for Family Health at EastsideChester · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fairmount Primary Care Center at Sharon Hill-Delaware CountySharon Hill · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careUpper Providence is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careUpper Providence is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthUpper Providence 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 Providence. 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 Providence

Measure	Upper Providence	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.1%	5.6–8.8%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	30.4–42.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	74%	70.9–77%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	72.7%	68.2–77%	67.5%	better
Mammogram	82.1%	75.7–87.5%	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 Providence 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 Providence better or worse.

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