Washington County, NE

ZIP 68008

In ZIP 68008, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Washington Co Rural Water 2 meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 227× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cargill Corn Milling North America (98%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 175,232 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68008

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC to D
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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