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Health in Silverdale · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Silverdale residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Silverdale

Silverdale keeps up with checkups

It beats Pennsylvania on three of five routine checkups and screenings, including dentist visits (73.4% vs 64.4%) and cholesterol checks (87.6% vs 85.3%). Checkups ↓

Cancer runs high in Silverdale

1 in 10 adults have had cancer (10.2%), vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. Conditions ↓

Silverdale is an active town

Only 19.3% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 23.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

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 Silverdale’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
73%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
73%Colon screeningPA 68%
77%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 21
working-age adults has no health insurance
Silverdale 4.7% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Silverdale adults…

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

3 of every 100 Silverdale adults have had a stroke
Pennsylvania: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.7–3.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.2%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 19%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.3%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Silverdale, betterSilverdale, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Silverdale gets moving

0.1 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Getting care

Care in and near Silverdale

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

HNearest ERSt. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville · 3.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus★★★★★ · 8.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.1 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus
Sellersville · ★★★★★
ER
6.6 mi
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale · ★★★★★
ER
7.2 mi
Doylestown Hospital
Doylestown · ★★★★★
ER
8.5 mi
St. Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown · ★★★★★
ER
15.8 mi
Norristown Regional Health Center
Norristown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.8 mi
Community Health and Dental Care
4 sites · nearest in Barto
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSilverdale is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSilverdale is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSilverdale 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 Silverdale; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Mind & connection

How Silverdale adults are doing

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

1 in 4Silverdale adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 7Silverdale adults are in frequent mental distress
14.2% · 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

Silverdale 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.

26.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%
Thinking or memory11.1%
Hearing6.7%
Errands alone6%
Vision3.5%
Dressing or bathing2.5%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Silverdale

Why doesn’t Silverdale have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Silverdale?

St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus in Sellersville, 3.1 miles in a straight line from Silverdale’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.