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Health in West Hamburg · CDC PLACES 2025

Where West Hamburg residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in West Hamburg

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 West Hamburg adults…

West Hamburg runs above PA on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 West Hamburg adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9–11.3%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near West Hamburg

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

HNearest ERPenn State Health St. JosephReading · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street★★★★★ · 13.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 13.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.4 mi
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg · ★★★★★
12.1 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
13.3 mi
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street
Pottsville · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
13.8 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Keystone Agricultural Worker Program - Berks
Reading · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careWest Hamburg is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWest Hamburg is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWest Hamburg 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 West Hamburg; ≈ 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 26.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.4%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
West Hamburg, betterWest Hamburg, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where West Hamburg gets moving

0.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupPA 79%
65%Dentist visitPA 64%
88%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
67%Colon screeningPA 68%
78%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
West Hamburg 7.6% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How West Hamburg adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4West Hamburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6West Hamburg 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.

Find a group →

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

West Hamburg and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Tilden Township: 33.5%Hamburg: 34.2%West Brunswick Township: 34.9%Port Clinton: 33.6%Windsor Township: 33.4%Perry Township: 34.1%South Manheim Township: 36.9%Upper Bern Township: 33.7%Centre Township: 33.9%West Hamburg: 33.6%West HamburgTilden TownshipHamburgGeisinger St. Luke's Hospital · Orwigsburg · 7.4 mi · 5★ MedicareHSchuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street · Pottsville · 13.3 mi · 4★ MedicareH
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#3 of 10 towns on this map, healthiest first
Tilden Township33.5%
West Hamburg33.6%
Hamburg34.2%
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
Tilden TownshipB33.5%11.6%16.7%ZIP codes
HamburgC+34.2%11.7%17.8%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in West Hamburg

Why doesn’t West Hamburg have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to West Hamburg?

Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, 12.1 miles in a straight line from West Hamburg’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in West Hamburg.

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.