Kearney County, NE

ZIP 68959

In ZIP 68959, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Minden, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 265× 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: Eaton Corp (84%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 302,199 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 68959

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

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

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