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Health in Cherryville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Cherryville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Cherryville

Cancer runs high in Cherryville

1 in 9 adults have had cancer (10.7%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Age is part of it: 31% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Cherryville keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (70.2% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (87.5% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Cherryville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cherryville 5.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cherryville adults…

Cherryville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Cherryville adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.7–11.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Cherryville is an older town: 31% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Cherryville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Cherryville31%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Cherryville

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 10.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown · 10.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
10.9 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.6 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
13.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
15.9 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCherryville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCherryville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCherryville 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 Cherryville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Cherryville, betterCherryville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Cherryville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Cherryville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 5Cherryville adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Cherryville adults are in frequent mental distress
14.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

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.

Around town

Cherryville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.6%

of Cherryville adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory12.4%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Cherryville

Why doesn’t Cherryville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Cherryville?

St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus in Lehighton, 10.0 miles in a straight line from Cherryville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Cherryville.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania 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.