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Health in Lathrop Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lathrop Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 18824, 18446, 18844. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Lathrop Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lathrop Township adults…

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

9 of every 100 Lathrop Township adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.4–10.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lathrop Township

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

HNearest EREndless Mountains Health SystemsMontrose · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City★★★★★ · 17.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Wright Center Medical GroupTunkhannock · 11 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
4 sites · nearest in Tunkhannock
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.3 mi
B-K Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Montrose
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.4 mi
Endless Mountains Health Systems
Montrose · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
≈20.3 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
20.9 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lathrop Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Lathrop Township itself
✓ Mental healthLathrop Township 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 Lathrop Township; ≈ 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 24.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lathrop Township, betterLathrop Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lathrop Township gets moving

7.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lathrop Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lathrop Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Lathrop Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Lathrop Township 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.

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

Lathrop Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Lenox Township: 35.1%Hop Bottom: 35.2%Nicholson Township: 35.3%Brooklyn Township: 35%Springville Township: 35.6%Harford Township: 35.7%Clifford Township: 35.1%Benton Township: 33.1%Lemon Township: 35.1%Clinton Township: 33.5%Bridgewater Township: 35.3%New Milford Township: 36.1%Dimock Township: 35.4%Auburn Township: 36.2%Lathrop Township: 35%Lathrop TownshipLenox TownshipHop BottomNicholson TownshipBrooklyn TownshipSpringville TownshipEndless Mountains Health Systems · Montrose · 12.4 mi · 1★ MedicareHThe Wright Center for Community Health Tunkhannock Practice · Tunkhannock · 11 mi+Matthew W. Stahl Memorial Health Center · Montrose · 11.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Lathrop Township35%
Brooklyn Township35%
Lenox Township35.1%
Hop Bottom35.2%
Nicholson Township35.3%
Springville Township35.6%
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
Lenox TownshipB−35.1%12.2%17.7%ZIP codes
Brooklyn Township————
Nicholson TownshipB−35.3%12%17%ZIP codes
Hop Bottom————
Springville TownshipC+35.6%12%18.5%ZIP codes

Brooklyn Township and Hop Bottom: 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.

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Lathrop Township

Why doesn’t Lathrop Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Lathrop Township?

Endless Mountains Health Systems in Montrose, 12.4 miles in a straight line from Lathrop Township’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 Lathrop Township.

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.