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A−Health Grade
Health in North Coventry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, North Coventry Township is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns

North Coventry Township beats Pennsylvania on 6 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 19465. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in North Coventry Township

Health Grade

What’s behind North Coventry Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, North Coventry Township is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns, #198 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is physical distress (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 84% of towns); the weakest is smoking, still better than 57%.

A−Self-rated health15.3% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
A−Physical distress11.7% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
A−Mental distress15% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
A−Obesity32% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
A−Diabetes10% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
BSmoking14.1% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise21% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 81%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 81%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $74K–$124K (8,753)Healthier than 77%

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). North Coventry Township’s median household income is $98,896; among the 8,753 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($74K–$124K), it’s healthier than 77%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, North Coventry Township could be anywhere from B− to A. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 19465), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.
A note on the data.2023 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR; the FBI's published 2023 table doesn't include this department

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near North Coventry Township

1 community health center in North Coventry Township, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERPottstown HospitalPottstown · 3.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPaoli Hospital★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health and Dental CarePottstown · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.2 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
5 sites · nearest in Pottstown
Sliding-scale feesIn North Coventry Township
Directions to nearest
3.9 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
6.5 mi
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Royersford · not rated
10.9 mi
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.4 mi
Paoli Hospital
Paoli · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNorth Coventry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNorth Coventry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNorth Coventry 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 North Coventry Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 North Coventry Township adults…

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

3 of every 100 North Coventry Township adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.4%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 21%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
North Coventry Township, betterNorth Coventry Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where North Coventry Township gets moving

19 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
71%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 19
working-age adults has no health insurance
North Coventry Township 5.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How North Coventry Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4North Coventry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7North Coventry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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

North Coventry Township and the towns around it

North Coventry Township has the best Health Grade of the 7 graded towns around it.

Warwick Township: 31.8%South Coventry Township: 32.1%Pottstown: 38.3%East Coventry Township: 32.3%South Pottstown: 33.8%Kenilworth: 33.2%West Pottsgrove Township: 35.8%Stowe: 35.1%Union Township: 33.1%East Nantmeal Township: 30.4%East Vincent Township: 32.6%West Vincent Township: 27.3%Lower Pottsgrove Township: 35.8%Pottsgrove: 32.5%Upper Pottsgrove Township: 35.8%Limerick Township: 32.6%Sanatoga: 34.4%Douglass Township: 33.7%Amity Township: 33.2%Douglassville: 29%Birdsboro: 35.6%Robeson Township: 33.9%North Coventry Township: 32%North Coventry TownshipWarwick TownshipSouth Coventry TownshipPottstownEast Coventry TownshipSouth PottstownKenilworthWest Pottsgrove TownshipStoweUnion TownshipPottstown Hospital · Pottstown · 3.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHPhysicians Care Surgical Hospital · Royersford · 6.5 miHPhoenixville Hospital · Phoenixville · 10.9 mi · 3★ MedicareHCommunity Health & Dental Care · Pottstown · 1.2 mi+Berks Community Health Center · Reading · 15.1 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 23 towns on this map, healthiest first
Warwick Township31.8%
North Coventry Township32%
South Coventry Township32.1%
East Coventry Township32.3%
Union Township33.1%
Kenilworth33.2%
South Pottstown33.8%
Stowe35.1%
West Pottsgrove Township35.8%
Pottstown38.3%
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
North Coventry TownshipA−32%10%14.1%ZIP 19465
Warwick TownshipA−31.8%11%13.6%ZIP codes
South Coventry TownshipA−32.1%10.1%14.2%ZIP codes
East Coventry TownshipA−32.3%10.2%14.5%ZIP codes
PottstownC38.3%11.9%18.7%CDC place
South Pottstown————
Kenilworth————
Stowe————

South Pottstown, Kenilworth and Stowe: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing2.9%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for North Coventry Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, North Coventry Township is better than Pennsylvania on 6 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside North Coventry Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…North Coventry TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health15.3%13.4–17.218.7%19.4%Better
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.7%10.3–13.213.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15%13.3–16.616.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity32%25.7–38.533.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes10%8.5–11.611.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure30.4%26.6–34.432.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.9%31.7–40.233.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.3%26.7–3430.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.1–11.810.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.5%8.5–10.58.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.8%6.1–7.67.4%6.4%About the same
COPD6.8%6–7.67.7%6.3%Better
Stroke3.2%2.9–3.43.7%3.4%Better
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.9%8.7–13.314.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.1%12.2–16.115.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work21%17.5–24.723.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19%15.6–22.718.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%27.5–39.237.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)5.3%4.5–6.35.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.2%73.3–80.778.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year69.7%66.1–72.964.4%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years88.2%86.1–9085.3%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.8%76.2–82.979.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)70.7%65.8–75.167.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)79.9%73–85.677.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression22.6%19.2–26.223%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability28.4%24.6–32.331.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs12%10.5–13.614.2%13.6%Lower
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.5%11–13.914.1%13.9%Lower
Hearing difficulty7.2%6.3–87.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.6–4.45.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone6.8%6.1–7.58.2%7.9%Lower
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.9%2.6–3.13.7%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 North Coventry Township

Is North Coventry Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, North Coventry Township is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns: A− for health, #198 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 77%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in North Coventry Township?

CDC estimates 32% of adults have obesity, likely between 25.7% and 38.5%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to North Coventry Township?

Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown, 3.9 miles in a straight line from North Coventry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

How many people in North Coventry Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 5.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.5–6.3%), 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 North Coventry Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.

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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.