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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Warrington Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Warrington Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns

Warrington Township beats Pennsylvania on 1 of 26 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 17365, 17019, 17339, 17315. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Warrington Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Warrington Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Warrington Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns, #451 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Mental distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent mental distress than 68% of U.S. towns); smoking pulls it down (better than 29%).

B+Self-rated health17.7% · PA 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.3% · PA 13.2% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress16% · PA 16.4% · U.S. 15.9%
BObesity34.6% · PA 33.8% · U.S. 32.9%
B+Diabetes11.1% · PA 11.6% · U.S. 12%
CSmoking17% smoke · PA 15.8% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise23.5% · PA 23.8% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 62%
Less healthyHealthier
Pennsylvania towns we grade (1,035)Healthier than 56%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (10,832)Healthier than 70%

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). Warrington Township’s median household income is $77,763; among the 10,832 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($58K–$97K), it’s healthier than 70%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Warrington Township could be anywhere from C to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 17365,17019,17339,17315), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Warrington Township adults…

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

36 of every 100 Warrington Township adults have high blood pressure
Pennsylvania: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.8–39.7%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Why age matters here

Warrington Township is an older town: 29% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across Pennsylvania. Many conditions rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Warrington Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Warrington Township29%
Pennsylvania20%
Getting care

Care in and near Warrington Township

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

HNearest ERUPMC MemorialYork · 11.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Memorial★★★★★ · 11.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily First Health CorporationLewisberry · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Family First Health Corporation
3 sites · nearest in Lewisberry
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.9 mi
Sadler Health Center Corporation Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
11.7 mi
UPMC Memorial
York · ★★★★★
ER
12.7 mi
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill · ★★★★★
ER
13.2 mi
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals
Harrisburg · ★★★★★
ER
13.7 mi
Wellspan York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWarrington Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWarrington Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWarrington 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 Warrington Township; ≈ 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 23.5%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.7%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 18.4%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Warrington Township, betterWarrington Township, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Warrington Township gets moving

31 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%Yearly checkupPA 79%
67%Dentist visitPA 64%
87%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
79%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Warrington Township 6.2% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Warrington Township adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Warrington Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Warrington Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · 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

Warrington Township and the towns around it

Warrington Township’s Health Grade ranks 6th of 8 graded towns around it.

Fairview Township: 34.8%Dover Township: 35.2%Newberry Township: 34.9%Washington Township: 35.3%Carroll Township: 33.7%Monaghan Township: 33.6%Mount Royal: no dataConewago Township: 35.5%Lower Allen Township: 33.5%Swatara Township: 33.5%New Cumberland: 36.4%Lower Swatara Township: 32.3%New Market: 34.6%Lewisberry: 34.8%Upper Allen Township: 32.6%West Manchester Township: 34.5%Weigelstown: 35.8%Shiloh: 33.2%Jackson Township: 34.4%Paradise Township: 35.6%Londonderry Township: 32.4%East Manchester Township: 35.1%Goldsboro: 34.6%York Haven: 34.9%Latimore Township: 37.1%Franklin Township: 33.8%Reading Township: 36.4%Monroe Township: 33.4%Messiah College: 20.7%Manchester Township: 35.8%Warrington Township: 34.6%Warrington TownshipFairview TownshipDover TownshipNewberry TownshipWashington TownshipCarroll TownshipMonaghan TownshipMount RoyalConewago TownshipUPMC Memorial · York · 11.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHPenn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · Camp Hill · 12.7 mi · 3★ MedicareHUPMC Pinnacle Hospitals · Harrisburg · 13.2 mi · 4★ MedicareHWellspan York Hospital · York · 13.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHLewisberry Center · Lewisberry · 5.8 mi+Sadler Health Center Corporation Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg · 10.9 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#14 of 30 towns on this map, healthiest first
Monaghan Township33.6%
Carroll Township33.7%
Warrington Township34.6%
Fairview Township34.8%
Newberry Township34.9%
Dover Township35.2%
Washington Township35.3%
Conewago Township35.5%
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
Warrington TownshipB34.6%11.1%17%ZIP codes
Fairview TownshipB34.8%11%16.7%ZIP codes
Dover TownshipB35.2%11.3%17.4%ZIP codes
Newberry TownshipB34.9%10.1%17.3%ZIP codes
Washington TownshipB35.3%10.9%16.5%ZIP codes
Carroll TownshipA−33.7%10.3%14.8%ZIP 17019
Monaghan TownshipA−33.6%10.4%14.6%ZIP codes
Conewago TownshipB35.5%11.1%17.1%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Pennsylvania

Every CDC estimate for Warrington Township

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

On the 26 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Warrington Township is better than Pennsylvania on 1 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Pennsylvania figure falls inside Warrington Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Warrington TownshipPAU.S.vs PA
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.7%15.7–19.818.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.3%11.8–14.913.2%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16%14.3–17.716.4%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity34.6%28.4–41.333.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.1%9.6–12.711.6%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.7%31.8–39.732.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.2%31.1–39.533.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis32.9%29.2–36.730.4%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.910.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.7%8.7–10.78.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.6%6.8–8.47.4%6.4%About the same
COPD8.1%7.2–97.7%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.5%3.3–3.83.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.2%8.2–12.614.5%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17%14.9–19.315.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work23.5%19.9–27.523.8%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking18.4%15.1–21.918.3%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.7%31.8–43.937.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.2%5–7.55.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.7%75.1–8278.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year66.9%63.4–70.364.4%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87%84.8–8985.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.2%75.8–82.379.2%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.7%63.9–73.267.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)75.5%67.9–82.177.7%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression24.2%20.8–2823%20.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31%27.1–3531.3%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.6%12–15.314.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.8%12.2–15.314.1%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.7%6.9–8.77.6%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.5%4.1–4.95.1%5.4%Lower
Difficulty doing errands alone7.5%6.8–8.48.2%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%3–3.63.7%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 Warrington Township

Is Warrington Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Warrington Township is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health, #451 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 70%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Warrington Township?

CDC estimates 34.6% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.4% and 41.3%, against 33.8% across Pennsylvania and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Warrington Township?

UPMC Memorial in York, 11.7 miles in a straight line from Warrington Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Warrington Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5–7.5%), 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 Warrington Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C 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.