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Health in Lyons · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lyons residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lyons adults…

Lyons runs above PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Lyons adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 7.8–9.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lyons

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLehigh Valley Hospital★★★★★ · 14.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health and Dental CareBarto · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.5 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
2 sites · nearest in Barto
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
11.5 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.6 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careLyons is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLyons is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLyons 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 Lyons; ≈ 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 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lyons, betterLyons, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lyons gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
83%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lyons 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lyons adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Lyons adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Lyons adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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.

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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

Lyons and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Maxatawny Township: 32.1%Longswamp Township: 32.5%Rockland Township: 32.9%Dryville: 34.5%Richmond Township: 32.4%Bowers: 33.8%Weisenberg Township: 31.5%Upper Macungie Township: 29.5%Lyons: 32.6%LyonsMaxatawny TownshipLehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie · Macungie · 10.6 miH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Maxatawny Township32.1%
Lyons32.6%
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
Maxatawny TownshipB32.1%9%15.2%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Lyons

Why doesn’t Lyons have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Lyons?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie in Macungie, 10.6 miles in a straight line from Lyons’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.