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Health in Egypt · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Egypt residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Egypt adults…

Egypt runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Egypt adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Egypt

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley HospitalAllentown · 8.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Hospital★★★★★ · 9.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown · 6.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.2 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
9.1 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
11.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
13.2 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careEgypt is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEgypt is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEgypt 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 Egypt; ≈ 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 20.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Egypt, betterEgypt, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Egypt gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Egypt 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Egypt adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Egypt adults have been diagnosed with depression
23% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Egypt adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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

Egypt and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Cementon: 33%North Whitehall Township: 31.8%Whitehall Township: 33.4%Northampton: 35.1%Lehigh Township: 33.7%Laurys Station: 32.2%Lowhill Township: 30.7%Allen Township: 33.9%Schnecksville: 31.6%South Whitehall Township: 30.9%Washington Township: 33.9%Heidelberg Township: 32%Fullerton: 34.7%Allentown: 38.9%Catasauqua: 34.3%Hanover Township: 37.6%Coplay: 34.6%North Catasauqua: 34.2%Hokendauqua: 32.4%Egypt: 31.8%EgyptCementonNorth Whitehall TownshipWhitehall TownshipLehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown · 8.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHCenter for Women's Medicine · Allentown · 6.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 20 towns on this map, healthiest first
Egypt31.8%
North Whitehall Township31.8%
Cementon33%
Whitehall Township33.4%
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
Whitehall TownshipB33.4%11.7%15.7%ZIP 18052
North Whitehall TownshipA−31.8%10.7%14.7%ZIP codes
Cementon————

Cementon: 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.

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.5%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing2.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Egypt

Why doesn’t Egypt have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Egypt?

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, 8.2 miles in a straight line from Egypt’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Egypt?

25 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Specialties in Allentown, 6.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.