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Health in Eagle Lake · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Eagle Lake residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 18424. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Eagle Lake

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Eagle Lake adults…

Eagle Lake runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Eagle Lake adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Eagle Lake

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 12.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 14.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Wright Center Medical GroupCovington Township · 3.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.5 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
3 sites · nearest in Covington Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.4 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Lake Ariel
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
≈13.2 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
≈21 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEagle Lake is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Eagle Lake itself
✓ Mental healthEagle Lake 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 Eagle 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 Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Eagle Lake, betterEagle Lake, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Eagle Lake gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Eagle Lake 6.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Eagle Lake adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Eagle Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Eagle Lake adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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.

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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

Eagle Lake and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Big Bass Lake: 33.2%Gouldsboro: 37.2%Clifton Township: 34.9%Lehigh Township: 34.9%Eagle Lake: 34.9%Eagle LakeBig Bass Lake
Healthier than PANear PALess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 5 towns on this map, healthiest first
Big Bass Lake33.2%
Eagle Lake34.9%
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
Big Bass Lake————

Big Bass Lake: 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.

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Eagle Lake

Why doesn’t Eagle 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 Eagle Lake.

What hospital is closest to Eagle Lake?

Geisinger-Community Medical Center in Scranton, 12.2 miles in a straight line from Eagle 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 Eagle Lake?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is The Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono Practice in Covington Township, 3.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.