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Health in Portland · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Portland residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
19.5%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
34.6%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
24.5%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
7.4%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
6.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Portland adults…

On every condition, Portland is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

34 of every 100 Portland adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 30.4–38.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Portland

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - PoconoEast Stroudsburg · 6.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus★★★★★ · 10.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterEast Stroudsburg · 6.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
East Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
6.6 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in East Stroudsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.4 mi
Ahs Hospital
Hackettstown · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.4 mi
Zufall Health Center Hackettstown
Hackettstown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
15.8 mi
St. Luke's Warren Hospital
Phillipsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary carePortland is not a shortage area
✓ Dental carePortland is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthPortland 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 Portland; ≈ 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 24.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Portland, betterPortland, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Portland gets moving

0 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

1Portland Waterfront Park8 acres2Portland Borough Recreation Area4 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Portland 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Portland adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Portland adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Portland 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

Portland and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Upper Mount Bethel Township: 34.1%Knowlton Township: 31.2%Mount Bethel: no dataColumbia: 30.9%White Township: 32%East Bangor: 35.6%Stroud Township: 36.6%Delaware: 32.3%Washington Township: 34.3%Belvidere: 32.8%Hamilton Township: 36.8%Smithfield Township: 36.3%Delaware Water Gap: 34%Blairstown Township: 30.7%Hope Township: 30.8%Hardwick Township: 30.7%Portland: 34.6%PortlandUpper Mount Bethel TownshipKnowlton TownshipMount BethelColumbiaLehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono · East Stroudsburg · 6.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus · Stroudsburg · 10 mi · 5★ MedicareHVHP Pediatrics - Plaza CT. · East Stroudsburg · 6.6 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Columbia30.9%
Knowlton Township31.2%
Upper Mount Bethel Township34.1%
Portland34.6%
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
Upper Mount Bethel TownshipB−34.1%12.2%17%ZIP codes
Mount Bethel————

Mount Bethel: 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.

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Portland

Why doesn’t Portland have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Portland?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono in East Stroudsburg, 6.3 miles in a straight line from Portland’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Portland?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Pediatrics - Plaza CT. in East Stroudsburg, 6.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.