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Health in Alleghenyville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Alleghenyville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Alleghenyville

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alleghenyville adults…

Alleghenyville runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 5. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Alleghenyville adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–10.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Alleghenyville

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 6.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 6.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.8 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
7.2 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.6 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
9.9 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careAlleghenyville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAlleghenyville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAlleghenyville 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 Alleghenyville; ≈ 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 24.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Alleghenyville, betterAlleghenyville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Alleghenyville gets moving

2.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
90%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
83%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Alleghenyville 5.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Alleghenyville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Alleghenyville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Alleghenyville adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · 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

Alleghenyville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%
Thinking or memory13.4%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Alleghenyville

Why doesn’t Alleghenyville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Alleghenyville?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 6.8 miles in a straight line from Alleghenyville’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 Alleghenyville?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook in Reading, 6.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.