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Health in Bernville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Bernville residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Bernville

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bernville 7.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bernville adults…

Bernville runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Bernville adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.2–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Bernville

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health St. JosephReading · 7.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Good Samaritan Hospital★★★★★ · 17.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 9.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.9 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
8.4 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
9.7 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.2 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
✓ Primary careBernville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBernville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBernville 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 Bernville; ≈ 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 21.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Bernville, betterBernville, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Bernville gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Mind & connection

How Bernville adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Bernville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Bernville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.5% · 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

Bernville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jefferson Township: 33.7%Penn Township: 33.7%North Heidelberg Township: 33.9%Upper Tulpehocken Township: 33.7%Tulpehocken Township: 34.5%Centre Township: 33.9%Bern Township: 33.6%Lower Heidelberg Township: 32.8%Bernville: 33.5%BernvilleJefferson TownshipPenn TownshipPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 7.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 8.4 miHReading Hospital · West Reading · 11.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 9.7 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Bernville33.5%
Jefferson Township33.7%
Penn Township33.7%
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
Jefferson TownshipB33.7%11.4%17.4%ZIP codes
Penn TownshipB33.7%11.4%17.4%ZIP 19506

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing7.1%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Bernville

Why doesn’t Bernville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Bernville?

Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, 7.9 miles in a straight line from Bernville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Bernville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks in Reading, 9.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.