Otoe County, NE

ZIP 68379

In ZIP 68379, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Dunbar, Village Of meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 444× 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: Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station (39%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 300,133 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68379

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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