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Health in Pocono Ranch Lands · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Pocono Ranch Lands residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Pocono Ranch Lands

1 in 11 working-age adults in Pocono Ranch Lands has no health insurance

9.4% of adults 18–64 have no health insurance, vs 5.8% across Pennsylvania. Checkups ↓

Pocono Ranch Lands is an older town

26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Conditions like heart disease and arthritis become more common with age, so keep that in mind when comparing Pocono Ranch Lands with the state. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Pocono Ranch Lands’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pocono Ranch Lands 9.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pocono Ranch Lands adults…

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

35 of every 100 Pocono Ranch Lands adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.6–40%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Pocono Ranch Lands is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Pocono Ranch Lands as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Pocono Ranch Lands26%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Pocono Ranch Lands

No hospital or community health center in Pocono Ranch Lands itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERNewton Medical CenterNewton · 12.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNewton Medical Center★★★★★ · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWayne Memorial Community Health CentersHawley · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Hawley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.7 mi
Newton Medical Center
Newton · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
Zufall Health Center - Sussex
Newton · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
East Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
19.4 mi
Bon Secours Community Hospital
Port Jervis · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary carePocono Ranch Lands is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePocono Ranch Lands is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPocono Ranch Lands 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 Pocono Ranch Lands; ≈ 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 26.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Pocono Ranch Lands, betterPocono Ranch Lands, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Pocono Ranch Lands gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Pocono Ranch Lands adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Pocono Ranch Lands adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Pocono Ranch Lands adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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

Pocono Ranch Lands and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Pocono Mountain Lake Estates————

Pocono Mountain Lake Estates: 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.

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Pocono Ranch Lands

Why doesn’t Pocono Ranch Lands have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Pocono Ranch Lands?

Newton Medical Center in Newton, 12.7 miles in a straight line from Pocono Ranch Lands’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pocono Ranch Lands.

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.