Health · Schuylkill

Schuylkill, PA health

On most measures Schuylkill looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours (32.3% vs 37.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 19460 (all of Schuylkill)

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

Report card

How Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill ranks in Pennsylvania

#294 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 4.7 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Schuylkill adults…

7 of every 100 Schuylkill adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 5.6–8.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Schuylkill, betterSchuylkill, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Schuylkill
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill

Schuylkill and the towns around it

Care nearby

Phoenixville HospitalPhoenixville · 1.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Paoli HospitalPaoli · 4.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Eagleville HospitalEagleville · 6.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Valley Forge Medical CenterNorristown · 7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Norristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 8.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health & Dental CarePottstown · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSchuylkill is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSchuylkill is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSchuylkill 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 Schuylkill. 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 Schuylkill

Measure	Schuylkill	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	7%	5.6–8.5%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	27.1–37.6%	37.9%	better
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	72.7%	69.6–75.5%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	71.3%	66.9–75.2%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	81.5%	75.4–86.3%	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 Schuylkill door to door.

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

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