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Health in Edenburg · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Edenburg residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Edenburg

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Edenburg adults…

Edenburg runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Edenburg adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Edenburg

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health St. JosephReading · 13 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 14.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 14.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.9 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
13 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
14.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.4 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
14.5 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
15.7 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careEdenburg is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careEdenburg is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthEdenburg 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 Edenburg; ≈ 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 20.2%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Edenburg, betterEdenburg, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Edenburg gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
71%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
81%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Edenburg 5.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Edenburg adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Edenburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Edenburg adults are in frequent mental distress
14.7% · 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

Edenburg 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.

28.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Edenburg

Why doesn’t Edenburg have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Edenburg?

Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, 13.0 miles in a straight line from Edenburg’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.