Health · Lower Frederick

Lower Frederick, PA health

On most measures Lower Frederick looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.6% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (70.6% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 19473, 18074, 19492

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CDC doesn't publish all seven estimates the grade is built on for Lower Frederick, so we show its figures without a grade.

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How Lower Frederick 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 Lower Frederick ranks in Pennsylvania

#675 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 10.2 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lower Frederick adults…

10 of every 100 Lower Frederick adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 7.6–11.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lower Frederick, betterLower Frederick, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Lower Frederick
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lower Frederick 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 Lower Frederick

Lower Frederick and the towns around it

Care nearby

Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford · 5.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Pottstown HospitalPottstown · 7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valley Forge Medical CenterNorristown · 10.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Community Health & Dental CarePottstown · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health & Dental Care Heritage Dr. Ste 802Pottstown · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLower Frederick is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careLower Frederick is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthLower Frederick 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 Lower Frederick. 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 Lower Frederick

Measure	Lower Frederick	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.6–11.8%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	35%	29.5–40.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	70.6%	67.2–73.8%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	68.9%	64–73.3%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.8–84.2%	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 Lower Frederick door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lower Frederick by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lower Frederick 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.