Douglas County, NE

ZIP 68135

In ZIP 68135, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Metropolitan Utilities District meets every EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 24× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% 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 (55%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 66,834 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68135

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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