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Health in Kempton · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kempton residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
14.8%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
32.1%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
19.4%
Better than PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
6.3%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
13.6 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Kempton

19.4%get no exercise · PA 23.8%
★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 21.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kempton, betterKempton, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Kempton gets moving

3.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Albany Township Recreation Area2.6 mi of trails2Kempton Community Center47 acres
Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kempton adults…

Kempton runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Kempton adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.6–7.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Kempton

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale · 13.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 16.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthTamaqua · 13 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.9 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
DirectionsMedicare profile
13 mi
Star Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Tamaqua
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.6 mi
St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital
Coaldale · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.1 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
17.1 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.5 mi
Berks Community Health Center at Rockland
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
✓ Primary careKempton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKempton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthKempton 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 Kempton; ≈ 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 Kempton adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kempton 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kempton adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 5Kempton adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Kempton adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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

Kempton 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.

28%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Kempton

Why doesn’t Kempton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Kempton?

St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital in Coaldale, 13.6 miles in a straight line from Kempton’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.