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Health in Mocanaqua · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mocanaqua residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mocanaqua adults…

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

35 of every 100 Mocanaqua adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 31–38.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Mocanaqua

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

HNearest ERWilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre · ≈15.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center★★★★★ · 16.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaShickshinny · 1.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Shickshinny
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Caring Community Health Center - Hazleton
Hazle Township · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
≈15.3 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
≈15.3 mi
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
15.8 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton
Hazleton · ★★★★★
ER
≈16 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMocanaqua is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Mocanaqua itself
✓ Mental healthMocanaqua 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 Mocanaqua; ≈ 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 25.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mocanaqua, betterMocanaqua, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Mocanaqua gets moving

0.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mocanaqua 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mocanaqua adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Mocanaqua adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Mocanaqua 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.

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

Mocanaqua and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Conyngham Township: 37%Salem Township: 37.7%Union Township: 37%Slocum Township: 36.2%Nescopeck Township: 37.2%Hollenback Township: 37%Dorrance Township: 36%Shickshinny: 37.6%Nescopeck: 37.7%Briar Creek Township: 37.7%East Berwick: 35.4%Huntington Township: 37.1%Mocanaqua: 37.4%MocanaquaConyngham TownshipSalem TownshipShickshinny Health Center · Shickshinny · 1.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Conyngham Township37%
Mocanaqua37.4%
Salem Township37.7%
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
Conyngham TownshipB−37%11.6%17%ZIP codes
Salem TownshipC37.7%12.4%18.9%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Mocanaqua

Why doesn’t Mocanaqua have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Mocanaqua?

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-barre, 15.3 miles in a straight line from Mocanaqua’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Mocanaqua?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Shickshinny Health Center in Shickshinny, 1.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.