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Health in Delta · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Delta residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Delta

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Delta, betterDelta, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Delta gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Delta adults…

Delta runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Delta adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Delta

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

HNearest ERUmd Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air · 14.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUmd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center★★★★★ · 14.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWest Cecil Health CenterConowingo · 9.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
West Cecil Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Conowingo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air · ★★★★★
ER
18.5 mi
VA Maryland Healthcare System - Perry Point
Perry Point · not rated
For veterans
18.9 mi
LCH Health and Community Services
Oxford · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.2 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
23.6 mi
Oss Orthopaedic Hospital
York · not rated
✓ Primary careDelta is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDelta is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDelta 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 Delta; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Delta 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Delta adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Delta runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Delta adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Delta adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · PA 16.4% · Worse 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.

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

Delta and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Peach Bottom Township: 35.1%Lower Chanceford Township: 34.6%Susquehanna Trails: 34.5%Fulton Township: 37.7%Drumore Township: 37.3%Fawn Township: 35%Delta: 34.7%DeltaPeach Bottom Township
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#3 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Delta34.7%
Peach Bottom Township35.1%
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
Peach Bottom TownshipB−35.1%10.8%19.3%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.8%

of Delta adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory16.7%
Hearing7%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Delta

Why doesn’t Delta have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Delta?

Umd Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, 14.4 miles in a straight line from Delta’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 Delta?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is West Cecil Health Center in Conowingo, 9.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.