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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Greenwich Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Greenwich Township is healthier than 44%

Greenwich Township differs from Pennsylvania on 5 of 26 measures CDC estimates: 3 better, 2 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 19530, 19534. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Greenwich Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Greenwich Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Greenwich Township is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns, #406 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 85% of U.S. towns); mental distress pulls it down (better than 22%).

B+Self-rated health17.5% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B+Physical distress12.7% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress18.7% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity32.6% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes9.6% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.3% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
B+Exercise23% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 65%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 61%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $78K–$129K (8,062)Healthier than 44%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Greenwich Township’s median household income is $103,393; among the 8,062 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($78K–$129K), it’s healthier than 44%, less than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Greenwich Township could be anywhere from C to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 19530,19534), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Greenwich Township adults…

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

10 of every 100 Greenwich Township adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.3–11.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Greenwich Township

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

HNearest ERLehigh Valley Hospital - MacungieMacungie · 14.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus★★★★★ · 19.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 14.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.6 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
14.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie
Macungie · not rated
ER
14.4 mi
Berks Community Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.1 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
16.3 mi
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown · ★★★★★
ER
17.1 mi
Community Health and Dental Care-Barto
Barto · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careGreenwich Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careGreenwich Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthGreenwich 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 Greenwich 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 23%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.6%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.2%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Greenwich Township, betterGreenwich Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Greenwich Township gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
81%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Greenwich Township 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Greenwich Township adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Greenwich Township runs above Pennsylvania.

1 in 4Greenwich Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Greenwich Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.7% · PA 16.4% · Worse 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

Greenwich Township and the towns around it

Greenwich Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 5 graded towns around it.

Richmond Township: 32.4%Virginville: 34.2%Windsor Township: 33.4%Perry Township: 34.1%Albany Township: 31.8%Fleetwood: 32.8%Ruscombmanor Township: 32.5%Walnuttown: 34.5%Maxatawny Township: 32.1%Maidencreek Township: 33.2%Rockland Township: 32.9%Hamburg: 34.2%Tilden Township: 33.5%Centre Township: 33.9%Shoemakersville: 35%Ontelaunee Township: 33.8%Lynn Township: 31.9%East Brunswick Township: 36.6%Greenwich Township: 32.6%Greenwich TownshipRichmond TownshipVirginvilleWindsor TownshipPerry TownshipAlbany TownshipGeisinger St. Luke's Hospital · Orwigsburg · 13.6 mi · 5★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 19 towns on this map, healthiest first
Albany Township31.8%
Richmond Township32.4%
Greenwich Township32.6%
Windsor Township33.4%
Perry Township34.1%
Virginville34.2%
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
Greenwich TownshipB32.6%9.6%15.3%ZIP codes
Richmond TownshipB+32.4%10%15.5%ZIP codes
Virginville————
Windsor TownshipB33.4%11.4%16.4%ZIP codes
Perry TownshipB34.1%11.6%17.2%ZIP codes
Albany TownshipA−31.8%11%14.4%ZIP codes

Virginville: 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.

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory16.3%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Greenwich Township

Share of adults, 33 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Greenwich Township is better than Pennsylvania on 3 and worse on 2; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Greenwich Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Greenwich TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.5%15.5–19.718.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)12.7%11.3–14.413.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.7%16.8–20.616.4%15.9%Worse
Conditions
Obesity32.6%26.2–39.833.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes9.6%8.3–11.211.6%12%Better
High blood pressure30.6%27–34.432.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)32.2%28.5–36.233.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.5%25.3–3230.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.3%9.9–12.710.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.5%7.7–9.58.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.7%6–7.47.4%6.4%About the same
COPD7.5%6.6–8.37.7%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.2%3–3.53.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.1%9–13.614.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.3%13.3–17.415.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23%19.3–27.123.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19.2%15.8–2318.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.6%33.3–46.537.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.8%5.6–8.35.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.5%74.8–8278.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.9%61.2–68.464.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years81.1%78.4–83.785.3%87.1%Worse
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)77.2%74.3–8079.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.4%64.5–73.967.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.1%68.5–82.977.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.4%21.7–29.323%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.6%27.7–35.931.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12.6%11.1–14.214.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.3%14.5–18.114.1%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty7.2%6.4–8.17.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.9%4.4–5.45.1%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.8%7.9–9.78.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.63.7%3.8%Lower

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Pennsylvania figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Greenwich Township

Is Greenwich Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Greenwich Township is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health, #406 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Greenwich Township?

CDC estimates 32.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 26.2% and 39.8%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Greenwich Township?

Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie in Macungie, 14.3 miles in a straight line from Greenwich Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Greenwich Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.6–8.3%), against 5.8% across Pennsylvania.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Greenwich Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A−.

Neighbors talk health

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

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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. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. 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.