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Health in Glendon · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Glendon residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Glendon

Glendon is an active town

Only 19.1% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Stroke and COPD are less common in Glendon

Glendon runs below Pennsylvania on stroke (2.8% vs 3.7%), COPD (6% vs 7.7%) and diabetes (9.7% vs 11.6%). Conditions ↓

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 Glendon’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.1%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Glendon, betterGlendon, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Glendon gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Glendon adults…

Glendon runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Glendon adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.6–3.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Glendon

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Easton CampusEaston · 2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Warren Hospital★★★★★ · 4.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careVHP Community Health Center at South SideEaston · 1.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.9 mi
VHP Community Health Center at South Side
Easton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
2 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
2.4 mi
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley
3 sites · nearest in Easton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.4 mi
St. Luke's Warren Hospital
Phillipsburg · ★★★★★
ER
8.6 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
15.2 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGlendon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGlendon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGlendon 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 Glendon; ≈ 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 Glendon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Glendon 5.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Glendon adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 5Glendon adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Glendon adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · 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

Glendon and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Williams Township: 34.6%Easton: 35.9%Pohatcong Township: 33.2%Raubsville: 31.2%Phillipsburg: 37.1%Durham Township: 30.7%Lower Saucon Township: 32.8%Palmer Township: 31%Forks Township: 32%Wilson: 35.5%Chestnut Hill: 31.9%Lopatcong Township: 33.5%Old Orchard: 31.7%Bethlehem Township: 31.3%West Easton: 35.1%Glendon: 31.9%GlendonWilliams TownshipEastonSt. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus · Easton · 2 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Warren Hospital · Phillipsburg · 4.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHSt. Lukes Hospital · Bethlehem · 8.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHVHP Community Health Center at South Side · Easton · 1.9 mi+Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - Easton · Easton · 2.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Glendon31.9%
Williams Township34.6%
Easton35.9%
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
Williams TownshipB−34.6%11.1%16.4%ZIP codes
EastonC+35.9%11%17.3%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

27.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone6%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Glendon

Why doesn’t Glendon have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Glendon?

St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus in Easton, 2.0 miles in a straight line from Glendon’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 Glendon?

12 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Community Health Center at South Side in Easton, 1.9 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.