Lancaster County, NE

ZIP 68528

In ZIP 68528, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Staplehurst, Village Of meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,707× 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: Lincoln Industries Inc. (33%), mostly nickel compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 284,344 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68528

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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