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Health in Gibraltar · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Gibraltar residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Gibraltar

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gibraltar adults…

Gibraltar runs above PA on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Gibraltar adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8–10.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Gibraltar is an older town: 36% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Heart disease and COPD rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Gibraltar as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Gibraltar36%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Gibraltar

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 5.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
7.5 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
9.4 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careGibraltar is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGibraltar is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGibraltar 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 Gibraltar; ≈ 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 24.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Gibraltar, betterGibraltar, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Gibraltar gets moving

8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gibraltar 7.1% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Gibraltar adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Gibraltar adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Gibraltar 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

Gibraltar and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Robeson Township: 33.9%Exeter Township: 34.2%New Morgan: 33.2%Birdsboro: 35.6%Cumru Township: 33.5%Caernarvon Township: 32.7%Union Township: 33.1%Brecknock Township: 33.5%Oley Township: 31.6%Amity Township: 33.2%St. Lawrence: 33.6%Lower Alsace Township: 34.2%Alsace Township: 34.3%Reiffton: 31.7%Pennside: 34.9%Jacksonwald: 32%Gibraltar: 34%GibraltarRobeson TownshipExeter TownshipReading Hospital · West Reading · 6 mi · 4★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 8.8 miHPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 9.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHBerks Community Health Center · Reading · 5.1 mi+Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 7.5 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 17 towns on this map, healthiest first
Robeson Township33.9%
Gibraltar34%
Exeter Township34.2%
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
Robeson TownshipB+33.9%10.6%16.4%ZIP codes
Exeter TownshipB+34.2%10.8%15.8%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Gibraltar

Why doesn’t Gibraltar have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Gibraltar?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 6.0 miles in a straight line from Gibraltar’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 Gibraltar?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Berks Community Health Center in Reading, 5.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.