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Health in Stiles · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Stiles residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Stiles

COPD and stroke are less common in Stiles

Stiles runs below Pennsylvania on COPD (5.9% vs 7.7%), stroke (2.9% vs 3.7%) and diabetes (9.8% vs 11.6%). Conditions ↓

Stiles is an active town

Only 19.7% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Stiles’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Stiles adults…

Stiles runs below PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Stiles adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.2–6.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.7%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Stiles, betterStiles, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Stiles gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Stiles

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley HospitalAllentown · 6.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Lukes Hospital★★★★★ · 7.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley Health Partners Community Health CenterAllentown · 4.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
8 sites · nearest in Allentown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.9 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
7.2 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
10.6 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
13.9 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careStiles is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careStiles is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthStiles 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 Stiles; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stiles 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Stiles adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Stiles adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Stiles adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

Stiles and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Whitehall Township: 33.4%Coplay: 34.6%Fullerton: 34.7%Allentown: 38.9%Catasauqua: 34.3%Northampton: 35.1%Hanover Township: 37.6%North Whitehall Township: 31.8%North Catasauqua: 34.2%South Whitehall Township: 30.9%Cementon: 33%Hokendauqua: 32.4%Egypt: 31.8%Stiles: 31.8%StilesWhitehall TownshipCoplayLehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown · 6.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHCenter for Women's Medicine · Allentown · 4.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Stiles31.8%
Whitehall Township33.4%
Coplay34.6%
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
CoplayB−34.6%12%17.9%CDC place
Whitehall TownshipB33.4%11.7%15.7%ZIP 18052

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.1%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing6.5%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Stiles

Why doesn’t Stiles have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Stiles?

Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, 6.9 miles in a straight line from Stiles’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Stiles?

26 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is VHP Specialties in Allentown, 4.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.