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Health in Gordonville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gordonville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Gordonville

1 in 8 working-age adults in Gordonville has no health insurance

12.5% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Gordonville

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11.7%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (10.5%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Stroke is also above the state: 5%, vs 3.7% across Pennsylvania. In all, Gordonville runs above Pennsylvania on four of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 44% of residents are 65 or older (Pennsylvania 20%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Gordonville

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (20.7%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Gordonville’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
58%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
72%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gordonville 12.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gordonville adults…

Gordonville runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Gordonville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 10.4–13%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Gordonville is an older town: 44% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Gordonville as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Gordonville44%
Pennsylvania20%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 20.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gordonville, betterGordonville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Gordonville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Gordonville

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

HNearest ERLancaster General HospitalLancaster · 9.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLancaster General Hospital★★★★★ · 9.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareNew Holland · 6.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
Union Community Care
8 sites · nearest in New Holland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.1 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
11.7 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
12 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGordonville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGordonville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGordonville 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 Gordonville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Gordonville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Gordonville adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Gordonville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · 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.

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

Gordonville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

39.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%
Thinking or memory17.3%
Hearing10.9%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision6.7%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Gordonville

Why doesn’t Gordonville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Gordonville?

Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, 9.1 miles in a straight line from Gordonville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Gordonville?

8 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is New Holland Dental in New Holland, 6.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.