Health · Amity

Amity, PA health

On most measures Amity looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.5% vs 14.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 19518, 19508

Report card

How Amity compares with Pennsylvania

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

How Amity ranks in Pennsylvania

#710 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 11.0 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Amity adults…

12 of every 100 Amity adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 9.2–14%

Bars show Amity; the black tick is Pennsylvania. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Amity, betterAmity, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.3% Amity
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Dentist visit

PA 64%

Colon screening

PA 68%

Mammogram

PA 78%

Around Amity

Amity and the towns around it

Care nearby

Pottstown HospitalPottstown · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Reading HospitalWest Reading · 11 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford · 11.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Surgical Institute of ReadingWyomissing · 13.5 mi Directions Medicare profile

Community Health & Dental CarePottstown · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chdc BoyertownBoyertown · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAmity is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAmity is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAmity is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Amity. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 5 measures for Amity

Measure	Amity	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.2–14%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	39.3%	32.8–46.2%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	68.1%	64.4–71.5%	64.4%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	61.6–71.4%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	71.1–84.9%	77.7%	about the same

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Amity door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call Amity better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Amity by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Amity by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.