Saunders County, NE

ZIP 68648

In ZIP 68648, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Saunders Co Sid 4 - Pawnee Meadows meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 3.4× the USGS health-based screening level.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 61% 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 (32%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 360,420 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68648

• Superfund sites nearbyC to D
• Factories and industrial sitesC to F
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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