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Delaware Water Gap, PennsylvaniaPhoto: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Delaware Water Gap · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Delaware Water Gap residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
15.7%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
34%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
21.1%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.6%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
2.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Delaware Water Gap adults…

Delaware Water Gap runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

7 of every 100 Delaware Water Gap adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.9–7.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Delaware Water Gap

No hospital or community health center in Delaware Water Gap itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg · 2.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus★★★★★ · 7.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterEast Stroudsburg · 3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
East Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
3 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in East Stroudsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.2 mi
Ahs Hospital
Hackettstown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.3 mi
Zufall Health Center Hackettstown
Hackettstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
18.5 mi
St. Luke's Warren Hospital
Phillipsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careDelaware Water Gap is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDelaware Water Gap is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDelaware Water Gap 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 Delaware Water Gap; ≈ 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 21.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Delaware Water Gap, betterDelaware Water Gap, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Delaware Water Gap gets moving

8.6 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

1Minisink Park0.6 mi of trails2William M. Buzzard Celebration Park1 acres3Shull Park1 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Delaware Water Gap 6.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Delaware Water Gap adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Delaware Water Gap does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Delaware Water Gap adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Delaware Water Gap adults are in frequent mental distress
14.1% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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.

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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

Delaware Water Gap and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hardwick Township: 30.7%Smithfield Township: 36.3%Upper Mount Bethel Township: 34.1%Frelinghuysen Township: 29.4%Middle Smithfield Township: 38.6%Marksboro: 30.6%Blairstown Township: 30.7%Stillwater Township: 27.8%Knowlton Township: 31.2%East Stroudsburg: 35%Stroud Township: 36.6%White Township: 32%East Bangor: 35.6%Portland: 34.6%Delaware: 32.3%Washington Township: 34.3%Belvidere: 32.8%Hamilton Township: 36.8%Mount Bethel: no dataDelaware Water Gap: 34%Delaware Water GapHardwick TownshipSmithfield TownshipUpper Mount Bethel TownshipLehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono · East Stroudsburg · 2.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus · Stroudsburg · 7 mi · 5★ MedicareHAhs Hospital · Hackettstown · 18.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHVHP Pediatrics - Plaza CT. · East Stroudsburg · 3 mi+Zufall Health Center Hackettstown · Hackettstown · 18.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#10 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hardwick Township30.7%
Delaware Water Gap34%
Upper Mount Bethel Township34.1%
Smithfield Township36.3%
PA33.8%

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
Smithfield TownshipB36.3%11.4%14.5%ZIP codes
Upper Mount Bethel TownshipB−34.1%12.2%17%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory11.5%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Delaware Water Gap

Why doesn’t Delaware Water Gap have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Delaware Water Gap?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono in East Stroudsburg, 2.7 miles in a straight line from Delaware Water Gap’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Delaware Water Gap?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Pediatrics - Plaza CT. in East Stroudsburg, 3.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Delaware Water Gap.

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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.