Health · Wayne

Wayne, PA health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17972, 17963, 17901, 17922
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How Wayne 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 Wayne adults…

14 of every 100 Wayne adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.7–17.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wayne, betterWayne, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.2% Wayne
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

64%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
67%
Colon screening
PA 68%
77%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Around Wayne

Wayne and the towns around it

Care nearby

Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson StreetPottsville · 7.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg · 10 mi · ★★★★★ DirectionsMedicare profile
Penn State Health St. JosephReading · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Wellspan Good Samaritan HospitalLebanon · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Schuylkill Community Health CenterMinersville · 7.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Shenandoah Health CenterShenandoah · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careWayne is not a shortage area
! Dental careWayne's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuylkill County · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthWayne 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 Wayne. 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 Wayne
MeasureWayneMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)14.4%11.7–17.7%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours39.2%32.2–46.8%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit63.6%59.7–67.5%64.4%about the same
Colon screening67.4%62.2–72.5%67.5%about the same
Mammogram77.1%69.1–84.1%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 Wayne door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Wayne better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wayne by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wayne 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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