Health · Pottstown

Pottstown, PA health

On most measures Pottstown looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (59.3% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pottstown

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How Pottstown 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 Pottstown ranks in Pennsylvania

#898 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 16.3 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Pottstown adults…

15 of every 100 Pottstown adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 12.5–18.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pottstown, betterPottstown, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Pottstown
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pottstown 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 Pottstown

Pottstown and the towns around it

Care nearby

Pottstown HospitalPottstown · 1.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Physicians Care Surgical HospitalRoyersford · 5.3 mi Directions Medicare profile

Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Eagleville HospitalEagleville · 15.9 mi Directions Medicare profile

Community Health & Dental CarePottstown · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health & Dental CarePottstown · 2.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePottstown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePottstown is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPottstown 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 Pottstown. 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 Pottstown

Measure	Pottstown	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.5–18.6%	14.5%	about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	41.8%	35.9–47.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	59.3%	55.5–63.1%	64.4%	worse
Colon screening	64%	58.9–68.9%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	75.4%	67.8–82%	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 Pottstown door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pottstown directly, so these are its own figures.

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.