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Health in Schoeneck · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Schoeneck residents get care

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

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

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Schoeneck adults…

Schoeneck runs below PA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Schoeneck adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 3–3.6%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters in Schoeneck

Only 12% of Schoeneck residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Stroke run low partly because the town is young.

Residents 65 and older

Schoeneck12%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Schoeneck

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

HNearest ERWellspan Ephrata Community HospitalEphrata · 4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 4.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnion Community CareDenver · 2.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.4 mi
Union Community Care
5 sites · nearest in Denver
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
4 mi
Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata · ★★★★★
ER
10.4 mi
UPMC Lititz
Lititz · ★★★★★
ER
12.5 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
12.8 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
13 mi
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lebanon · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
✓ Primary careSchoeneck is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSchoeneck is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSchoeneck 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 Schoeneck; ≈ 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 23.4%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.8%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Schoeneck, betterSchoeneck, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Schoeneck gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%Yearly checkupPA 79%
64%Dentist visitPA 64%
82%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
71%MammogramPA 78%
78%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Schoeneck 7.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Schoeneck adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Schoeneck adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 5Schoeneck adults are in frequent mental distress
18.2% · 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

Schoeneck and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%
Thinking or memory16%
Hearing7%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Schoeneck

Why doesn’t Schoeneck have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Schoeneck?

Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital in Ephrata, 4.0 miles in a straight line from Schoeneck’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 5 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Schoeneck?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Denver Declaration House- Dental Care in Denver, 2.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.