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Health in Orange Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Orange Lake residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Orange Lake, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Orange Lake. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Orange Lake adults…

Orange Lake runs below NY on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Orange Lake adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.3–36.1%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Getting care

Care in and near Orange Lake

No hospital or community health center in Orange Lake itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMontefiore St. Luke's CornwallNewburgh · 4.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGarnet Health Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCornerstone Family HealthcareNewburgh · 4.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.8 mi
Sun River Health
2 sites · nearest in Walden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.9 mi
Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall
Newburgh · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Keller Ach (West Point)
West Point · not rated
ER
13.8 mi
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Poughkeepsie · ★★★★★
ER
15.5 mi
Garnet Health Medical Center
Middletown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Orange Lake itself
✓ Dental careOrange Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Orange Lake itself

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 Orange Lake; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.8%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 14.5%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 10.5%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Orange Lake, betterOrange Lake, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where Orange Lake gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Orange Lake adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

81%Yearly checkupNY 81%
69%Dentist visitNY 64%
91%Cholesterol checkNY 89%
71%Colon screeningNY 67%
81%MammogramNY 79%
78%Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Orange Lake 7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Orange Lake adults are doing

About the same as New York on each measure.

3 in 10Orange Lake adults feel lonely
30.7% · NY 34.2% · About the same as NY
1 in 4Orange Lake adults lack social or emotional support
23.9% · NY 26.4% · About the same as NY
1 in 6Orange Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.1% · NY 17.5% · About the same as NY
1 in 7Orange Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · NY 15% · About the same as NY
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Orange Lake adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Orange Lake adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 8
Orange Lake adults worry about keeping their housing
13.2% · NY 14.5%
About the same as NY
1 in 14
Orange Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · NY 8.2%
About the same as NY
1 in 13
Orange Lake adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

10.7% of Orange Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Around town

Orange Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Gardnertown: 30.9%Balmville: 30.4%Newburgh: 33.7%Newburgh: 38.6%Orange Lake: 31.5%Orange LakeGardnertownMontefiore St. Luke's Cornwall · Newburgh · 4.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHCornerstone Family Healthcare: the Kaplan Family Pavilion · Newburgh · 4.6 mi+
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Gardnertown30.9%
Orange Lake31.5%
NY28.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Gardnertown————

Gardnertown: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.2%

of Orange Lake adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%
Thinking or memory11.3%
Hearing5.3%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
New York

Questions about health in Orange Lake

Why doesn’t Orange Lake have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Orange Lake.

What hospital is closest to Orange Lake?

Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall in Newburgh, 4.9 miles in a straight line from Orange Lake’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Orange Lake?

7 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Cornerstone Family Healthcare: the Kaplan Family Pavilion in Newburgh, 4.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Orange Lake.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.