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Southern terminus of Pennsylvania State Route 167 in Hop BottomPhoto: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Health in Hop Bottom · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Hop Bottom residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Hop Bottom

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Hop Bottom adults…

On every condition, Hop Bottom is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

33 of every 100 Hop Bottom adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.5–37.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Hop Bottom is an older town: 27% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Hop Bottom as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Hop Bottom27%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Hop Bottom

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

HNearest EREndless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose · 12.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 18.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careB-K Health CenterGreenfield Township · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.2 mi
B-K Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Greenfield Township
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Endless Mountains Health Systems
Montrose · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.7 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
4 sites · nearest in Tunkhannock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
19 mi
Barnes-Kasson County Hospital
Susquehanna · not rated
ERRural critical access
≈21.3 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hop Bottom itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hop Bottom itself
✓ Mental healthHop Bottom 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 Hop Bottom; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hop Bottom, betterHop Bottom, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Hop Bottom gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hop Bottom 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Hop Bottom adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Hop Bottom adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Hop Bottom adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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

Hop Bottom and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lathrop Township: 35%Lenox Township: 35.1%Nicholson Township: 35.3%Brooklyn Township: 35%Springville Township: 35.6%Harford Township: 35.7%Clifford Township: 35.1%Benton Township: 33.1%Hop Bottom: 35.2%Hop BottomLathrop TownshipLenox TownshipAndrew C. Mazza Memorial Health Center · Greenfield Township · 10.2 mi+The Wright Center for Community Health Tunkhannock Practice · Tunkhannock · 13.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lathrop Township35%
Lenox Township35.1%
Hop Bottom35.2%
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
Lathrop Township————
Lenox TownshipB−35.1%12.2%17.7%ZIP codes

Lathrop Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Hop Bottom

Why doesn’t Hop Bottom have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Hop Bottom?

Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, 12.3 miles in a straight line from Hop Bottom’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Hop Bottom.

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.