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ZIP code

68467

in York, NebraskaPopulation 9,718

52.39/ 100

Ranked #12,921 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 40%)

Ranked #378 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (bottom 33%)

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

4.7 pCi/L

in the top 0.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
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 Superfund site

In this ZIP

at the national minimum

Higher is healthier

ST1st
US1st
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Natural-disaster risk

in the top 1.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST99th
US98th
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 ›

Distance to a community health center

30.7 mi

in the top 3.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST73rd
US96th
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 ›

Lead in tap water

8.2 ppb

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

US95th
Definition & source ›

The lead level at the 90th percentile of tap-water samples reported by the public water systems serving this ZIP, in parts per billion — the EPA requires action above 15 ppb.

Measured from EPA records for the public water systems that serve this ZIP. Households on private wells — roughly 30% of the US population — are not covered by this measure, and this figure says nothing about their water.

Full methodology ›

Nitrate in drinking water

2.1%

in the top 5.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST78th
US94th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of this area’s domestic-well groundwater at or above the federal nitrate limit of 10 milligrams per liter.

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 ›

Child-care access

0.62 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST78th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of child day-care services inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Elder-services access

0.21 per 1,000 residents

in the top 6.8% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST80th
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The number of services for older adults and people with disabilities inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Pharmacy access

0.41 per 1,000 residents

in the top 7.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST85th
US92nd
Definition & source ›

The number of pharmacies located inside this ZIP’s boundary, per 1,000 residents.

Counted from establishments located inside this ZIP’s boundary, so one just across the line is not counted. Where a ZIP has too few residents for the density to be reliable, no value is published rather than an unreliable one.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

19.5%

in the top 8.3% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST62nd
US92nd
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 ›

The read

York, Nebraska (ZIP 68467), overall, ranks in the top 40% healthiest ZIPs nationally (12,921st) and the bottom 33% of Nebraska (378th).

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Taken together, the data gives a genuinely mixed reading: childcare sits in the top 6.7% nationally, elder services lands in the top 6.8% nationally, and pharmacy lies in the top 7.6% nationally. On the other side, modeled radon stands in the top 0.5% nationally, distance to a Superfund site rests at the national minimum, and modeled disaster risk registers in the top 1.9% nationally. Distance to a community health center resides in the top 3.9% nationally, and lead in tap water settles in the top 4.8% nationally. Modeled nitrate is in the top 5.6% nationally, and binge drinking sits in the top 8.3% nationally.

Measured against the nearby ZIPs, park land runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. Defined simply, radon is a radioactive soil gas the EPA identifies as the top cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers. Distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Disaster risk is the area's national rank on its highest non-flood peril in FEMA's modeled Risk Index, like wildfire or quake. ZIP 68316, just across the boundary, comes out healthier overall.

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 68%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 67%

16%

Mental Health

healthier than 89%

8%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 42%

11%

Disability

healthier than 60%

7%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 16%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 25%

13%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 39%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 4%

5%

Lifting this score

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 63%

16%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 59%

21%

Climate / Disaster Risk

healthier than 53%

5%

Holding it back

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 22%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 11%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 20%

11%

Mental Health

healthier than 13%

8%

Disability

healthier than 34%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 31%

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 ›

Findings that name this ZIP

One of our published findings lists this ZIP code. Each finding compares one published measure against a stated benchmark, and names only the ZIP codes whose estimates are reliable enough to rank. See all surprising findings.

  • Heavy environment, light chronic burden

    Where the environment and chronic illness point in opposite directions

    Environmental-hazard standing 16.4; chronic-disease standing 68.1 — 52 points apart, heavier on the environment than it is on chronic illness.

    Ranked #14,557 of the 18,187 ZIP codes this finding names, ordered by the gap from cleanest environment to heaviest chronic burden, highest first.

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 adults25.9%23.0–28.7
High blood pressure among adults33.8%30.3–37.3
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults8.9%8.1–9.8
Current asthma among adults9.7%8.5–10.9
Coronary heart disease among adults7.1%6.3–7.8
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults7.3%6.3–8.3
Depression among adults17.8%15.1–20.7
Diagnosed diabetes among adults11.3%9.7–12.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened34.0%30.4–37.7
Obesity among adults41.6%35.6–47.7
Stroke among adults3.5%3.2–3.9
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years8.6%6.7–10.8
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years10.0%8.3–11.8
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure78.2%75.4–80.6
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.9%70.1–77.4
Cholesterol screening among adults82.6%80.5–84.7
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years63.2%57.3–68.9
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults64.8%60.8–68.6
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years72.3%62.8–80.6
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.5%16.4–22.8
Current cigarette smoking among adults14.9%12.6–17.3
No leisure-time physical activity among adults27.9%23.8–32.2
Short sleep duration among adults31.4%25.1–38.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.6%15.1–20.1
Frequent mental distress among adults15.0%13.2–16.8
Frequent physical distress among adults12.8%11.1–14.4
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults13.1%11.5–14.8
Any disability among adults30.5%26.6–34.4
Hearing disability among adults8.5%7.6–9.5
Independent living disability among adults8.0%7.0–9.0
Mobility disability among adults13.9%12.0–15.9
Self-care disability among adults3.6%3.2–4.1
Vision disability among adults4.8%4.3–5.4
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults20.6%17.3–24.0
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults13.3%11.0–15.9
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.6%7.9–11.7
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.8%8.2–11.5
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.1%6.1–8.2
Loneliness among adults30.9%26.2–35.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.7%5.7–7.7
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate10.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–646.9%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)7.4%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)26.5%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)1.5%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle8.4%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription90.3%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)23.9%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate70.6%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)2.1%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population2.5%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households57.9%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+19.8%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age38.8 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$70,525$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$194,600$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent$876$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 birth78.5 yr ± 0.9478.9 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 0.94 years of 78.5, 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