Healthcare & Safety — Palmerton, Pennsylvania

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - CARBON CAMPUSN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.344%
Adult Smoking0.18%
Uninsured0.0684426473%
Physical Inactivity0.241%
Excessive Drinking0.2160763952%
Poor Health0.178%
Children Poverty0.176%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PolicePALMERTON BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PolicePENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE - TROOP N - LEHIGHTONN/A mi
PoliceLEHIGH TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FirePalmerton Fire Company District 7N/A mi
FireAquashicola Volunteer Fire Company District 1N/A mi
FireWest End Fire Company District 7N/A mi
EMSPALMERTON COMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSPALMERTON FIRE COMPANY 1N/A mi
EMSSLATINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION 24N/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes11
Fatalities12
Fatality Rate (per 100K)18.5
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities0

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 173.4%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)53.94
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024; NHTSA FARS 2023.