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68063

in Uehling, NebraskaPopulation 244

ZipVitals Score
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53.97/ 100

Ranked #10,733 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 33%)

Ranked #289 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (bottom 49%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Robust across all 9 health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Fiber broadband

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes where fiber-optic internet service is available.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

29.1%

in the bottom 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST30th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who usually sleep less than seven hours in a 24-hour period.

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Natural-disaster risk

in the bottom 9.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US9th
Definition & source ›

This area’s national rank on its single highest non-flood natural hazard — such as wildfire, tornado, or earthquake — in FEMA’s modeled National Risk Index; flooding is shown separately.

Full methodology ›

Loneliness

28.4%

in the bottom 9.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST56th
US10th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

9.3%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

Expected annual disaster loss

$0

in the bottom 12.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST6th
US12th
Definition & source ›

FEMA’s modeled estimate, in dollars per year, of the average harm to people expected from natural hazards — an annualized average, not a forecast for any single year.

Full methodology ›

Unemployment rate

8.3%

in the top 14.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST95th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The share of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

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PFAS in drinking water

43.4%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST94th
US81st
Definition & source ›

The modeled probability that PFAS “forever chemicals” would be detected in untreated groundwater in this area, the source private wells draw on.

A modeled likelihood for untreated groundwater, the source drawn on by private wells, which are federally unregulated. It is not a measurement of treated water delivered by a public system, and it is not a test of any individual well.

Full methodology ›

Floodplain exposure

2.4%

in the bottom 21% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST5th
US21st
Definition & source ›

The share of this ZIP’s land area inside FEMA’s 1%-annual-chance floodplain — the “100-year” flood zone, where flooding has about a 1-in-100 chance in any given year.

Measured from FEMA’s mapped flood panels. Where a panel has not been mapped, no value is published for that ZIP — those ZIPs are absent from this comparison rather than counted as unexposed.

Full methodology ›

The read

On the composite measure, Uehling, Nebraska (ZIP 68063) stands in the top 33% healthiest ZIPs nationally (10,733rd) and the bottom 49% of Nebraska (289th).

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Several signals sit on each side of the ledger here: fiber broadband registers at the national maximum, and modeled short sleep lies in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Modeled disaster risk is in the bottom 9.1% nationally, and loneliness registers in the bottom 9.6% nationally. Modeled expected annual loss lies in the bottom 12.3% nationally. Crowded housing is at the national minimum, shared with about 29% of ZIPs. Working the other way, modeled transportation noise registers in the top 9.7% nationally, modeled binge drinking lies in the top 12.7% nationally, and unemployment is in the top 14.4% nationally. Distance to a community health center registers in the top 14.7% nationally.

For clarity, disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. Expected annual loss is FEMA's modeled estimate, in dollars, of average yearly harm to people from natural hazards. Transportation noise is the modeled share of an area exposed to average road, rail, and air noise at or above 55 decibels. ZIP 68788, about 3.5 miles away, ranks better overall among the ZIPs nearby.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Environmental Hazard

healthier than 65%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 98%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 45%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 46%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 53%

11%

Disability

healthier than 51%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 59%

5%

Holding it back

Preventive Care

healthier than 39%

13%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 95%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 94%

8%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 96%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 41%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 50%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 25%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 36%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 24%

13%

Disability

healthier than 24%

7%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults30.3%27.2–33.5
High blood pressure among adults38.0%34.3–41.9
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.6%9.6–11.8
Current asthma among adults8.8%7.7–10.0
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.5–9.9
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.1%6.6–9.7
Depression among adults15.9%13.5–18.5
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.1%11.2–15.2
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.7%33.1–40.5
Obesity among adults39.1%33.6–45.0
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years16.4%13.5–19.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.8%8.3–13.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure81.8%79.3–84.3
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults77.3%74.2–80.4
Cholesterol screening among adults84.8%82.5–87.0
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.0%56.9–66.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.1%60.7–67.4
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years74.0%66.3–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults18.8%16.0–21.7
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.0%11.8–18.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults28.7%24.0–33.6
Short sleep duration among adults29.1%24.3–34.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults18.5%15.4–22.0
Frequent mental distress among adults12.8%11.1–14.7
Frequent physical distress among adults13.5%11.6–15.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.2%10.2–14.3
Any disability among adults30.4%26.1–34.9
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.0–11.7
Independent living disability among adults7.8%6.5–9.2
Mobility disability among adults15.3%12.7–18.1
Self-care disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.6
Vision disability among adults5.1%4.3–6.0
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.2%16.7–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.9%9.3–14.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults8.3%6.3–10.6
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.4%6.7–10.4
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.3%5.2–7.7
Loneliness among adults28.4%23.8–33.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.8%4.8–7.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate9.8%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–6411.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)5.6%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)21.2%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)8.3%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle1.8%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription89.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)21.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate78.2%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population0.8%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households45.3%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+21.7%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age43.3 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$61,429$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$109,400$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent$1,308$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$850 ($610–$1,250) n=442
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth79.1 yr ± 0.9178.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30880.1 yr (77.4–83.0) n=553

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.91 years of 79.1, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured