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Health in Chestnut Hill · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Chestnut Hill residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
15.4%
Better than PA (18.7%)
Obesity
31.9%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
19.8%
Better than PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
5.7%
About the same as PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
2.1 mi
St. Luke's Warren Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Chestnut Hill

19.8%get no exercise · PA 23.8%
★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Chestnut Hill, betterChestnut Hill, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Chestnut Hill gets moving

7.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves

1Gollub Park0.5 mi of trails2Meco Fields27 acres3Forks Township Elementary School Grounds8 acres
Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Chestnut Hill adults…

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

7 of every 100 Chestnut Hill adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.7–7.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Chestnut Hill

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg · 2.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Warren Hospital★★★★★ · 2.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careStar Community HealthEaston · 2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2 mi
Star Community Health
4 sites · nearest in Easton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.1 mi
St. Luke's Warren Hospital
Phillipsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
2.4 mi
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley
3 sites · nearest in Easton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.2 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
12.5 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Bethlehem · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
18.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
East Stroudsburg · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careChestnut Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careChestnut Hill is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthChestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill; ≈ 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 Chestnut Hill adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Chestnut Hill 5.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Chestnut Hill adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Chestnut Hill does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Chestnut Hill adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Chestnut Hill adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · 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.

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

Chestnut Hill and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Forks Township: 32%Easton: 35.9%Lopatcong Township: 33.5%Palmer Township: 31%Tatamy: 33.1%Harmony Township: 34.2%Stockertown: 33%Plainfield Township: 32.7%Lower Mount Bethel Township: 34.1%Williams Township: 34.6%Glendon: 31.9%Wilson: 35.5%Phillipsburg: 37.1%Lower Saucon Township: 32.8%Old Orchard: 31.7%Bethlehem Township: 31.3%West Easton: 35.1%Greenwich Township: 30%Upper Stewartsville: 28.9%Pohatcong Township: 33.2%Chestnut Hill: 31.9%Chestnut HillForks TownshipEastonLopatcong TownshipSt. Luke's Warren Hospital · Phillipsburg · 2.1 mi · 5★ MedicareHSt. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus · Easton · 3.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHSt. Lukes Hospital · Bethlehem · 12.5 mi · 5★ MedicareHStar Community Health Dental - Easton · Easton · 2 mi+Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - Easton · Easton · 2.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 21 towns on this map, healthiest first
Chestnut Hill31.9%
Forks Township32%
Lopatcong Township33.5%
Easton35.9%
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
Forks TownshipA−32%11.3%12.9%ZIP 18040
EastonC+35.9%11%17.3%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory11.7%
Hearing7%
Errands alone6.3%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Chestnut Hill

Why doesn’t Chestnut Hill have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Chestnut Hill?

St. Luke's Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, 2.1 miles in a straight line from Chestnut Hill’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 Chestnut Hill?

6 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Star Community Health Dental - Easton in Easton, 2.0 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Chestnut Hill.

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.