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Health in Lincoln Park · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Lincoln Park residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
18.7%
About the same as PA (18.7%)
Obesity
34.9%
About the same as PA (33.8%)
No exercise
24.6%
About the same as PA (23.8%)
Uninsured
8.9%
Worse than PA (5.8%)
Nearest ER
2.4 mi
Reading Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Lincoln Park

8.9%uninsured, ages 18–64 · PA 5.8%
★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
66%Colon screeningPA 68%
79%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lincoln Park 8.9% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lincoln Park adults…

On every condition, Lincoln Park is about the same as Pennsylvania. Tap one to see it as people.

32 of every 100 Lincoln Park adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 28.4–36.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Lincoln Park

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 2.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 13.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - BerksReading · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
2.3 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
2.4 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
3 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
DirectionsMedicare profile
4.4 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
13.6 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careLincoln Park is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLincoln Park is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park; ≈ 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 24.6%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.8%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.7%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Lincoln Park, betterLincoln Park, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Lincoln Park gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How Lincoln Park adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Lincoln Park adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.3% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Lincoln Park 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.

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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

Lincoln Park and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

West Wyomissing: 36.3%Wyomissing: 30.4%Cumru Township: 33.5%Spring Township: 32.7%Sinking Spring: 36.1%Reading: 42.6%West Reading: 35.7%Greenfields: 32.4%Bern Township: 33.6%Colony Park: 29.4%Whitfield: 30.2%Shillington: 34.2%West Lawn: 33.3%Grill: 32.6%Kenhorst: 35.3%Pennwyn: 33.3%Brecknock Township: 33.5%Robeson Township: 33.9%Exeter Township: 34.2%Lower Alsace Township: 34.2%Lower Heidelberg Township: 32.8%South Heidelberg Township: 33.2%Springmont: 32.3%East Cocalico Township: 35.4%Lincoln Park: 34.9%Lincoln ParkWest WyomissingWyomissingCumru TownshipSpring TownshipReading Hospital · West Reading · 2.4 mi · 4★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 3 miHPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 4.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHKeystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 1.8 mi+Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook · Reading · 2.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#19 of 25 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wyomissing30.4%
Spring Township32.7%
Cumru Township33.5%
Lincoln Park34.9%
West Wyomissing36.3%
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
West Wyomissing————
WyomissingA30.4%11%11.3%CDC place
Cumru TownshipB+33.5%10.9%15%ZIP codes
Spring TownshipA−32.7%10.4%13.9%ZIP codes

West Wyomissing: 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.

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.3%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Lincoln Park

Why doesn’t Lincoln Park have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Lincoln Park?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 2.4 miles in a straight line from Lincoln Park’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 Lincoln Park?

5 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks in Reading, 1.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Lincoln Park.

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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. 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.