Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Palmerton, PA

Palmerton community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 5,622 residents of Palmerton — about 3.6 per 10,000 people.

• 5,622Residents
• 4.9%Without health insurancebelow Pennsylvania's 5.6%
• $68,143Median household incomebelow Pennsylvania's $77,971
• 13.0%Under 18below Pennsylvania's 20.4%
• 26.7%65 and olderabove Pennsylvania's 19.5%
• 15.9%Below the poverty lineabove Pennsylvania's 11.7%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Palmerton

• 2.4%Children under 5below Pennsylvania's 5.2%
• 18.8%Households with childrenbelow Pennsylvania's 27.0%
• 42.6%Covered by public insuranceabove Pennsylvania's 38.4%
• 68.4%Covered by private insurancebelow Pennsylvania's 71.0%
• 14.6%Living with a disabilityabout the same as Pennsylvania (14.4%)
• 6.8%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Pennsylvania's 12.4%
• 19.1%Households without a vehicleabove Pennsylvania's 10.4%
• 30.0 minAverage commute to workPennsylvania average 26.3 min
• 4.2%Veterans (adults)below Pennsylvania's 6.1%

• 19.1% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 42.6% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Palmerton borough, Pennsylvania in Carbon County; Pennsylvania comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry