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68444

in Strang, NebraskaPopulation 44

ZipVitals Score
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57.22/ 100

Ranked #7,049 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 22%)

Ranked #126 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (top 22%)

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.

Radon

4 pCi/L

in the top 2.0% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST66th
US98th
Definition & source ›

The modeled typical indoor radon level for this area, in picocuries per liter — the EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above.

Modeled from indoor-radon measurements. In Alaska and Hawaii, where those measurements are not published, a US Geological Survey geologic radon-potential category stands in — a coarser input, disclosed rather than hidden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

40.1 mi

in the top 2.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US98th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

Full methodology ›

Poverty rate

0.00%

at the national minimum

Lower is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The share of residents whose income is below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

21.3%

in the top 2.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US97th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report binge drinking — five or more drinks on one occasion for men, four or more for women.

Full methodology ›

Home broadband subscription

100%

at the national maximum

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The share of households with a broadband internet subscription.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 4.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST2nd
US5th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Short sleep

29.8%

in the bottom 8.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST46th
US9th
Definition & source ›

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

Full methodology ›

PFAS in drinking water

10.3%

in the bottom 9.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST4th
US10th
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 ›

Median household income

$120,000

in the top 9.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST96th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

Full methodology ›

Colon-cancer screening

71.2%

in the top 14.2% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US86th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults aged 45–75 who are up to date on colorectal-cancer screening.

Full methodology ›

The read

On balance, and by the composite measure, Strang, Nebraska (ZIP 68444) ranks in the top 22% healthiest ZIPs nationally (7,049th) and the top 22% of Nebraska (126th).

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Neither strongly one way nor the other, the measures sit mixed: poverty rests at the national minimum, and home broadband subscription is at the national maximum. Modeled industrial-pollution burden stands in the bottom 4.7% nationally. Unemployment settles at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs. Households without a vehicle lies at the national minimum, shared with about 16% of ZIPs. Modeled short sleep resides in the bottom 8.8% nationally, and pfas lands in the bottom 9.9% nationally. Against that, modeled radon registers in the top 2.0% nationally, distance to a community health center sits in the top 2.1% nationally, and modeled binge drinking rests in the top 2.7% nationally.

In plainer terms, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Pfas is the man-made "forever chemicals" that build up in the body and environment instead of breaking down; here a modeled estimate of the chance a private well contains them. For a healthier nearby ZIP overall, look to ZIP 68401, about 17 miles away.

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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Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 70%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 69%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 66%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 96%

8%

Disability

healthier than 80%

7%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 45%

11%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 43%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 40%

14%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 2%

5%

Lifting this score

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 65%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 66%

16%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 76%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 78%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 70%

8%

Disability

healthier than 75%

7%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 63%

5%

Holding it back

Risk Behavior

healthier than 26%

11%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 12%

5%

“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 adults24.9%21.6–28.2
High blood pressure among adults35.0%30.9–39.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults9.2%8.2–10.2
Current asthma among adults8.8%7.7–10.0
Coronary heart disease among adults7.2%6.3–8.3
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults6.6%5.4–7.8
Depression among adults16.6%13.9–19.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.7%9.8–13.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.0%31.8–40.4
Obesity among adults41.9%34.1–50.1
Stroke among adults3.3%2.8–3.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years7.6%6.0–9.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years7.5%5.8–9.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure79.4%76.4–82.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults76.4%72.4–79.8
Cholesterol screening among adults84.1%81.9–86.2
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years71.2%66.2–75.8
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults65.6%61.9–69.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years79.0%71.5–85.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults21.3%17.7–25.1
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.1%11.2–17.2
No leisure-time physical activity among adults25.8%20.9–30.8
Short sleep duration among adults29.8%23.9–36.3
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults15.5%12.9–18.5
Frequent mental distress among adults13.4%11.5–15.4
Frequent physical distress among adults11.7%10.0–13.6
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults11.3%9.5–13.0
Any disability among adults26.5%22.2–30.9
Hearing disability among adults8.3%7.2–9.5
Independent living disability among adults6.2%5.2–7.2
Mobility disability among adults11.5%9.5–13.7
Self-care disability among adults3.0%2.6–3.6
Vision disability among adults3.8%3.2–4.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.5%16.2–22.9
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.6%7.6–11.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults6.6%5.0–8.3
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults7.4%5.9–8.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults5.5%4.6–6.5
Loneliness among adults28.5%23.9–33.4
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults5.1%4.2–6.0
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate0.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–640.0%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)0.0%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)31.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription100.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)18.8%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate81.3%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 population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households46.2%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+11.4%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age32.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$120,000$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value—$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent—$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 birth77.4 yr ± 0.9878.9 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 0.98 years of 77.4, 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