Health · Upper Saucon

Upper Saucon, PA health

On most measures Upper Saucon looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.5% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (70.7% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 18034, 18036, 18015
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How Upper Saucon 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 Saucon ranks in Pennsylvania

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Saucon adults…

9 of every 100 Upper Saucon adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 7–10.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Saucon, betterUpper Saucon, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Upper Saucon
PA 37.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
70%
Colon screening
PA 68%
79%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near Upper Saucon

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

HNearest ERSt. Lukes HospitalBethlehem · 5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus★★★★★ · 6.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNeighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh ValleyAllentown · 5.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
5.4 mi
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley
2 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.5 mi
Star Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Bethlehem
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.2 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown · ★★★★★
ER
8.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careUpper Saucon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careUpper Saucon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthUpper Saucon 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 Saucon. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 5 measures for Upper Saucon
MeasureUpper SauconMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)8.5%7–10.3%14.5%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours33.2%28.1–38.7%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit70.7%67.7–73.6%64.4%better
Colon screening69.9%65.7–74%67.5%about the same
Mammogram78.9%72.6–84.3%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 Saucon 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 Saucon better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Upper Saucon by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Upper Saucon 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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