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Health in Jacksonwald · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Jacksonwald residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Jacksonwald

Jacksonwald is an active town

Only 18.5% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

COPD and stroke are less common in Jacksonwald

Jacksonwald runs below Pennsylvania on COPD (6% vs 7.7%) and stroke (2.9% vs 3.7%). Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Jacksonwald’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 18.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 12.6%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Jacksonwald, betterJacksonwald, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Jacksonwald gets moving

5.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Jacksonwald adults…

Jacksonwald runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Jacksonwald adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.3–6.8%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Jacksonwald

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 5.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyReading Hospital★★★★★ · 5.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 4.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
4.5 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
5.9 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
7.4 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
8.2 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
8.2 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careJacksonwald is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careJacksonwald is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthJacksonwald 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 Jacksonwald; ≈ 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 Jacksonwald adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
74%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Jacksonwald 5.5% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Jacksonwald adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Jacksonwald does better than Pennsylvania.

1 in 5Jacksonwald adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Jacksonwald adults are in frequent mental distress
13.8% · 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

Jacksonwald and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Reiffton: 31.7%Exeter Township: 34.2%St. Lawrence: 33.6%Robeson Township: 33.9%Oley Township: 31.6%Birdsboro: 35.6%Amity Township: 33.2%Gibraltar: 34%Lower Alsace Township: 34.2%Alsace Township: 34.3%Cumru Township: 33.5%Pennside: 34.9%Mount Penn: 35.7%Jacksonwald: 32%JacksonwaldReifftonExeter TownshipSt. LawrenceReading Hospital · West Reading · 5.9 mi · 4★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 8.2 miHPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 8.2 mi · 3★ MedicareHBerks Community Health Center · Reading · 4.5 mi+Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 7.4 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Reiffton31.7%
Jacksonwald32%
St. Lawrence33.6%
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
Reiffton————
St. LawrenceA−33.6%10.8%13.9%CDC place
Exeter TownshipB+34.2%10.8%15.8%ZIP codes

Reiffton: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

24.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.8%
Thinking or memory10.6%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone5.7%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Jacksonwald

Why doesn’t Jacksonwald have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Jacksonwald?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 5.9 miles in a straight line from Jacksonwald’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 Jacksonwald?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Berks Community Health Center in Reading, 4.5 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.