Health · Upper Yoder

Upper Yoder, PA health

On most measures Upper Yoder looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 15905 (all of Upper Yoder)

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

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How Upper Yoder 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 Yoder ranks in Pennsylvania

#981 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 20.6 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Yoder adults…

12 of every 100 Upper Yoder adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.8–14.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Yoder, betterUpper Yoder, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Upper Yoder
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Yoder 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 Yoder

Upper Yoder and the towns around it

Care nearby

Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterJohnstown · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at WindberWindber · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

UPMC SomersetSomerset · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Johnstown Family Health CenterJohnstown · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Highlands Health JohnstownJohnstown · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUpper Yoder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careUpper Yoder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cambria County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthUpper Yoder's county is a federal shortage area.Cambria County · need score 15 of 25

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 Yoder. 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 Yoder

Measure	Upper Yoder	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.8–14.4%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	30.6–42.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	67.2%	63.8–70.5%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	71.4%	67–75.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	72.4–84.7%	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 Yoder 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 Yoder better or worse.

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