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Health in Reiffton · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Reiffton residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Reiffton adults…

Reiffton runs below PA on 2 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Reiffton adults have had cancer
Pennsylvania: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9–11.1%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Reiffton

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

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 4.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 19.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 3.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.6 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4.8 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
6.3 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.4 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
7.8 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careReiffton is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careReiffton is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthReiffton 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 Reiffton; ≈ 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 21.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.5%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.9%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Reiffton, betterReiffton, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Reiffton gets moving

8.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
70%Dentist visitPA 64%
89%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
70%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
80%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Reiffton 5.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Reiffton adults are doing

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

1 in 5Reiffton adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Reiffton adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · 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.

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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

Reiffton and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Jacksonwald: 32%St. Lawrence: 33.6%Exeter Township: 34.2%Mount Penn: 35.7%Pennside: 34.9%Lower Alsace Township: 34.2%Robeson Township: 33.9%Oley Township: 31.6%Birdsboro: 35.6%Amity Township: 33.2%Gibraltar: 34%Alsace Township: 34.3%Cumru Township: 33.5%Reiffton: 31.7%ReifftonJacksonwaldSt. LawrenceExeter TownshipReading Hospital · West Reading · 4.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 7.4 miHPenn State Health St. Joseph · Reading · 7.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHBerks Community Health Center · Reading · 3.6 mi+Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks · Reading · 6.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#2 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
Jacksonwald————
Exeter TownshipB+34.2%10.8%15.8%ZIP codes
St. LawrenceA−33.6%10.8%13.9%CDC place

Jacksonwald: 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.

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory12%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone6.8%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Reiffton

Why doesn’t Reiffton have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Reiffton?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 4.8 miles in a straight line from Reiffton’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 Reiffton?

4 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Berks Community Health Center in Reading, 3.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.