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Health in Oregon Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oregon Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 18431. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Oregon Township

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oregon Township adults…

Oregon Township runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Oregon Township adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Oregon Township

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

HNearest ERWayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 6.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWayne Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 6.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careThe Wright Center Medical GroupHonesdale · 5.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.4 mi
The Wright Center Medical Group
2 sites · nearest in Honesdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.5 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
6 sites · nearest in Honesdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.2 mi
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Honesdale · ★★★★★
ER
13 mi
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
Callicoon · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.3 mi
Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills
Harris · ★★★★★
ER
26.2 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Dickson City · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careOregon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careOregon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOregon 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 Oregon Township; ≈ 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 25.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oregon Township, betterOregon Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Oregon Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oregon Township 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Oregon Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

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

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

Oregon Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Damascus Township: 33.7%Dyberry Township: 35.2%Berlin Township: 34.3%Lebanon Township: 34.9%Cochecton: 29.3%Delaware: 28.2%Tusten: 30%Narrowsburg: 30%Manchester Township: 33.9%Clinton Township: 36.2%Honesdale: 37.4%Prompton: 33%Mount Pleasant Township: 34.9%Texas Township: 35%Lackawaxen Township: 33.4%Palmyra Township: 33%White Mills: 35%Oregon Township: 35.2%Oregon TownshipDamascus TownshipDyberry TownshipBerlin TownshipLebanon TownshipWayne Memorial Hospital · Honesdale · 6.2 mi · 2★ MedicareHGarnet Health Medical Center Catskills · Callicoon · 13 miHThe Wright Center for Community Health Wayne Practice · Honesdale · 5.4 mi+Honesdale Pediatric Center · Honesdale · 5.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#15 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Damascus Township33.7%
Berlin Township34.3%
Lebanon Township34.9%
Oregon Township35.2%
Dyberry Township35.2%
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
Damascus TownshipB33.7%12.9%16.1%ZIP codes
Dyberry TownshipB−35.2%12.4%17.7%ZIP codes
Berlin TownshipB−34.3%12.5%16.4%ZIP codes
Lebanon Township————

Lebanon Township: 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.

33.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Oregon Township

Why doesn’t Oregon 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 Oregon Township.

What hospital is closest to Oregon Township?

Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, 6.2 miles in a straight line from Oregon Township’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 Oregon Township?

10 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is The Wright Center for Community Health Wayne Practice in Honesdale, 5.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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