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Health in Gouldsboro · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gouldsboro residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Gouldsboro

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gouldsboro adults…

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

10 of every 100 Gouldsboro adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.7–10.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Gouldsboro

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

HNearest ERGeisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton · 15.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus★★★★★ · 19.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Wright Center Medical GroupCovington Township · 6.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.2 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
3 sites · nearest in Covington Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
7.6 mi
VHP Pediatrics - Tobyhanna
Tobyhanna · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.1 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
≈16 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
17.5 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
19.6 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGouldsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGouldsboro is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGouldsboro 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 Gouldsboro; ≈ 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 25.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.7%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Gouldsboro, betterGouldsboro, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Gouldsboro gets moving

3.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gouldsboro 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Gouldsboro adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Gouldsboro adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Gouldsboro adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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.

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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

Gouldsboro and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lehigh Township: 34.9%Clifton Township: 34.9%Big Bass Lake: 33.2%Coolbaugh Township: 39.2%Dreher Township: 36.4%Sterling Township: 34.7%Pocono Springs: 36.7%Thornhurst Township: 34.9%Covington Township: 34%Spring Brook Township: 32.7%Eagle Lake: 34.9%Mount Pocono: 40.1%Tobyhanna Township: 38.9%Greene Township: 35.2%Gouldsboro: 37.2%GouldsboroLehigh TownshipClifton TownshipBig Bass LakeCoolbaugh TownshipThe Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono Practice · Covington Township · 6.2 mi+VHP Pediatrics - Tobyhanna · Tobyhanna · 7.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Big Bass Lake33.2%
Lehigh Township34.9%
Clifton Township34.9%
Gouldsboro37.2%
Coolbaugh Township39.2%
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
Clifton TownshipB−34.9%12.9%18.2%ZIP 18424
Lehigh TownshipC+34.9%13%18.2%ZIP codes
Big Bass Lake————
Coolbaugh TownshipC39.2%14.1%17.7%ZIP codes

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.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Gouldsboro

Why doesn’t Gouldsboro have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Gouldsboro?

Geisinger-Community Medical Center in Scranton, 15.1 miles in a straight line from Gouldsboro’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 Gouldsboro?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is The Wright Center for Community Health North Pocono Practice in Covington Township, 6.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.