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Health in Upper Exeter · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Upper Exeter residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Upper Exeter

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Exeter adults…

Upper Exeter runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 4. Tap one to see it as people.

38 of every 100 Upper Exeter adults have arthritis
Pennsylvania: 30 in 100 · worse · likely 33.3–41.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Upper Exeter

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

HNearest ERGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRural Health Corporation of Northeastern PennsylvaniaFalls · 2.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.8 mi
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania
3 sites · nearest in Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
≈8.5 mi
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre · ★★★★★
ER
≈9.8 mi
Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton · ★★★★★
ER
≈11 mi
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Wilkes-Barre · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careUpper Exeter is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Upper Exeter itself
✓ Mental healthUpper Exeter 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 Upper Exeter; ≈ 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 25.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.1%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.5%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Upper Exeter, betterUpper Exeter, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Upper Exeter gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
66%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
72%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Upper Exeter 5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Upper Exeter adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Upper Exeter adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.5% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Upper Exeter adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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

Upper Exeter and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Exeter Township: 36.4%Ransom Township: 30.5%Duryea: 39.7%Exeter: 36.3%Newton Township: 29.1%Franklin Township: 35.3%Exeter Township: 35.7%Scranton: 34.6%Old Forge: 31.7%Upper Exeter: 37.3%Upper ExeterExeter TownshipRansom TownshipRegional Hospital of Scranton · Scranton · 9.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHGeisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton · 10.8 mi · 2★ MedicareHExeter Township Medical Center · Falls · 2.8 mi+The Wright Center for Community Health School Based Practice · Scranton · 8.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ransom Township30.5%
Exeter Township36.4%
Upper Exeter37.3%
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
Exeter TownshipB−36.4%11.5%16.5%ZIP codes
Ransom TownshipA−30.5%10.6%13.4%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Upper Exeter

Why doesn’t Upper Exeter have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Upper Exeter?

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, 8.5 miles in a straight line from Upper Exeter’s 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 Upper Exeter?

12 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Exeter Township Medical Center in Falls, 2.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Upper Exeter.

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.