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Health in Caernarvon Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Caernarvon Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 19543, 19520. How CDC estimates town health

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Caernarvon Township adults…

Caernarvon Township runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Caernarvon Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3.1–3.5%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Caernarvon Township

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 11.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 16.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareNew Holland · 9.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.7 mi
Union Community Care
3 sites · nearest in New Holland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.9 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
12.3 mi
Coatesville VA Medical Center
Coatesville · not rated
For veterans
14.4 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
15.3 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careCaernarvon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCaernarvon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthCaernarvon Township 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 Caernarvon Township; ≈ 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 21.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Caernarvon Township, betterCaernarvon Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Caernarvon Township gets moving

4.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
69%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Caernarvon Township 6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Caernarvon Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Caernarvon Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Caernarvon Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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

Caernarvon Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

New Morgan: 33.2%Robeson Township: 33.9%Caernarvon Township: 35%Honey Brook Township: 32.2%West Nantmeal Township: 31.8%Brecknock Township: 33.5%Exeter Township: 34.2%Gibraltar: 34%Birdsboro: 35.6%Cumru Township: 33.5%Union Township: 33.1%Brecknock Township: 35.3%East Earl Township: 35.1%Salisbury Township: 35.7%West Caln Township: 34.8%West Brandywine Township: 33.2%East Nantmeal Township: 30.4%Elverson: 31.4%Wallace Township: 29.5%Spring Township: 32.7%Caernarvon Township: 32.7%Caernarvon TownshipNew MorganRobeson TownshipCaernarvon TownshipHoney Brook TownshipWest Nantmeal TownshipBrecknock TownshipReading Hospital · West Reading · 11.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHCoatesville VA Medical Center · Coatesville · 12.3 miHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 14.4 miHUnion Community Care at Welsh Mountain · New Holland · 9.7 mi+Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook · Reading · 11.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
West Nantmeal Township31.8%
Honey Brook Township32.2%
Caernarvon Township32.7%
New Morgan33.2%
Brecknock Township33.5%
Robeson Township33.9%
Caernarvon Township35%
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
New Morgan————
Robeson TownshipB+33.9%10.6%16.4%ZIP codes
Honey Brook TownshipB−32.2%11.5%16.6%ZIP codes
Caernarvon TownshipC+35%10.4%19.7%ZIP codes
Brecknock TownshipB+33.5%10.9%15.5%ZIP codes
West Nantmeal TownshipB+31.8%11.3%14.2%ZIP codes

New Morgan: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone7.1%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Caernarvon Township

Why doesn’t Caernarvon Township have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Caernarvon Township?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 11.9 miles in a straight line from Caernarvon Township’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 Caernarvon Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Union Community Care at Welsh Mountain in New Holland, 9.7 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Caernarvon Township.

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.