Health · Upper Merion

Upper Merion, PA health

On most measures Upper Merion looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.5% vs 14.5%) and more adults seeing a dentist (73.1% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 19406, 19087, 19428, 19405

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How Upper Merion 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 Upper Merion ranks in Pennsylvania

#287 Closest to a top hospitalof 1057 · 4.7 mi

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Upper Merion adults…

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

Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · better · margin 5.1–8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upper Merion, betterUpper Merion, worseToo close to callPennsylvania

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35% Upper Merion
PA 37.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upper Merion 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 Upper Merion

Upper Merion and the towns around it

Care nearby

Eagleville HospitalEagleville · 4.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

Jefferson Einstein Montgomery HospitalEast Norriton · 4.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valley Forge Medical CenterNorristown · 4.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Suburban Community HospitalNorristown · 4.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Norristown Regional Health CenterNorristown · 3.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chespenn Center for Family Health at Upper DarbyUpper Darby · 10.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careUpper Merion is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careUpper Merion is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthUpper Merion 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 Upper Merion. 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 Upper Merion

Measure	Upper Merion	Margin	Pennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.5%	5.1–8%	14.5%	better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours	35%	29.8–40.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit	73.1%	70–76%	64.4%	better
Colon screening	69.9%	65.3–74.1%	67.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.8%	74.5–86%	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 Upper Merion door to door.

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

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