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Health in Berwyn · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Berwyn residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Berwyn

Few Berwyn adults smoke

9.9% of adults smoke cigarettes, vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Berwyn is an active town

Only 18.6% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Berwyn

Berwyn runs below Pennsylvania on COPD (5.4% vs 7.7%) and stroke (3% vs 3.7%). Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Berwyn’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 31.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.8%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 9.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Berwyn, betterBerwyn, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Berwyn gets moving

0.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Berwyn adults…

Berwyn runs below PA on 3 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Berwyn adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 4.8–6.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Berwyn

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

HNearest ERPaoli HospitalPaoli · 3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 3.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDelaware Valley Community HealthNorristown · 8.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr · ★★★★★
ER
7 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
8.2 mi
Delaware Valley Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Norristown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.4 mi
Eagleville Hospital
Eagleville · not rated
10.5 mi
Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper Darby
Upper Darby · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBerwyn is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBerwyn is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBerwyn 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 Berwyn; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Berwyn 4.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Berwyn adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Berwyn does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Berwyn adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 8Berwyn adults are in frequent mental distress
12.6% · PA 16.4% · Better than 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

Berwyn and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Devon: 30.2%Easttown Township: 27.3%Tredyffrin Township: 26.7%Paoli: 27.5%Newtown Township: 27.1%Willistown Township: 27.4%Wayne: 26.8%Upper Merion Township: 27.3%King of Prussia: 26.7%Schuylkill Township: 30.1%Radnor Township: 25%East Whiteland Township: 27.2%Malvern: 28.9%Berwyn: 29.8%BerwynDevonEasttown TownshipTredyffrin TownshipPaoliPaoli Hospital · Paoli · 3.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHBryn Mawr Hospital · Bryn Mawr · 6.6 mi · 5★ MedicareHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 7 mi · 3★ MedicareHNorristown Regional Health Center · Norristown · 8.2 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tredyffrin Township26.7%
Easttown Township27.3%
Paoli27.5%
Berwyn29.8%
Devon30.2%
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
Devon————
Tredyffrin TownshipA+26.7%8.8%8.3%ZIP codes
Easttown TownshipA+27.3%9.5%8.5%ZIP codes
Paoli————

Devon and Paoli: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory10%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Berwyn

Why doesn’t Berwyn have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Berwyn?

Paoli Hospital in Paoli, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Berwyn’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Berwyn?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Norristown Regional Health Center in Norristown, 8.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.