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Health in Leola · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Leola residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Leola

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
65%Colon screeningPA 68%
73%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Leola 9.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Leola adults…

Leola runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Leola adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Leola

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

HNearest ERWellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata · 6.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareLancaster · 6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Union Community Care
8 sites · nearest in Lancaster
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.5 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
6.9 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLeola is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLeola is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLeola 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 Leola; ≈ 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 23.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Leola, betterLeola, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Mind & connection

How Leola adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Leola adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Leola adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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

Leola and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Leacock Township: 34.7%Leacock Township: 34.8%Manheim Township: 33.5%West Earl Township: 35.3%Earl Township: 35.2%East Lampeter Township: 36.1%Leola: 35.2%LeolaUpper Leacock TownshipLancaster General Hospital · Lancaster · 6.9 mi · 5★ MedicareHUPMC Lititz · Lititz · 6.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHLancaster Grandview Plaza · Lancaster · 6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Upper Leacock Township34.7%
Leola35.2%
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
Upper Leacock TownshipB34.7%10.6%16.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Leola

Why doesn’t Leola have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Leola?

Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Leola’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 Leola?

10 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Lancaster Grandview Plaza in Lancaster, 6.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.