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Health in Hokendauqua · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hokendauqua residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hokendauqua

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hokendauqua adults…

Hokendauqua runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Hokendauqua adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.1–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Hokendauqua

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley HospitalAllentown · 6.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Hospital★★★★★ · 6.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthAllentown · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Star Community Health
5 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.9 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.4 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
6.4 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
10.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
13.4 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careHokendauqua is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careHokendauqua is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthHokendauqua 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 Hokendauqua; ≈ 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 24.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hokendauqua, betterHokendauqua, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hokendauqua gets moving

0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hokendauqua 7.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hokendauqua adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hokendauqua adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hokendauqua adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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

Hokendauqua and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Whitehall Township: 33.4%Coplay: 34.6%Fullerton: 34.7%Allentown: 38.9%Catasauqua: 34.3%Northampton: 35.1%Hanover Township: 37.6%North Whitehall Township: 31.8%North Catasauqua: 34.2%South Whitehall Township: 30.9%Cementon: 33%Egypt: 31.8%Stiles: 31.8%Hokendauqua: 32.4%HokendauquaWhitehall TownshipCoplayLehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown · 6.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHStar Community Health Family Medicine Sigal- Allentown · Allentown · 3.8 mi+Center for Women's Medicine · Allentown · 3.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hokendauqua32.4%
Whitehall Township33.4%
Coplay34.6%
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
CoplayB−34.6%12%17.9%CDC place
Whitehall TownshipB33.4%11.7%15.7%ZIP 18052

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hokendauqua

Why doesn’t Hokendauqua have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hokendauqua?

St. Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem, 6.4 miles in a straight line from Hokendauqua’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 Hokendauqua?

26 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Star Community Health Family Medicine Sigal- Allentown in Allentown, 3.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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.