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68764

in Orchard, NebraskaPopulation 819

ZipVitals Score
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51.27/ 100

Ranked #14,451 of 32,066 US ZIPs (top 45%)

Ranked #429 of 566 Nebraska ZIPs (bottom 24%)

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

Broad coverage across 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.

Outpatient-care access

1.4 per 1,000 residents

in the top 1.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The number of outpatient clinics 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 ›

Nitrate in drinking water

3.3%

in the top 4.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST82nd
US95th
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 ›

Loneliness

28.1%

in the bottom 7.9% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST46th
US8th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who report feeling lonely.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

5.3%

in the top 6.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST83rd
US93rd
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Slow internet speeds

1.3%

in the top 8.6% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US91st
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

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 ›

Fine-particle (PM2.5) exceedance

0.95%

in the top 9.7% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST97th
US90th
Definition & source ›

The share of days in the year when modeled fine-particle (PM2.5) pollution was above the EPA’s daily limit of 35 micrograms per cubic meter.

Full methodology ›

Binge drinking

19.2%

in the top 9.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST57th
US90th
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 ›

Households without a vehicle

8.7%

in the top 19% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST93rd
US81st
Definition & source ›

The share of households with no vehicle available.

Full methodology ›

The read

Orchard, Nebraska (ZIP 68764), by its composite score, sits in the top 45% healthiest ZIPs nationally (14,451st) and the bottom 24% of Nebraska (429th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The measures fall on both sides for this area, fairly evenly: outpatient registers in the top 1.0% nationally, and modeled loneliness settles in the bottom 7.9% nationally. Modeled short sleep sits in the bottom 8.8% nationally. Pulling the other way, modeled nitrate lies in the top 4.9% nationally, modeled energy burden rests in the top 6.8% nationally, and slow internet speeds resides in the top 8.6% nationally. Modeled fine-particle is in the top 9.7% nationally, modeled binge drinking lands in the top 9.8% nationally, and distance to a community health center stands in the top 11.1% nationally. Home broadband subscription registers in the bottom 11.2% nationally.

For anyone unfamiliar, nitrate is a groundwater compound from fertilizer, manure, and sewage, here a modeled estimate of the chance private-well levels exceed a benchmark. Fine-particle is fine airborne particles about one-thirtieth the width of a hair, counted on modeled days above the EPA standard. Energy burden is the share of household income that goes to home energy bills. For a healthier comparison close by, see ZIP 68726, just across the boundary.

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

Mental Health

healthier than 93%

8%

About typical

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 42%

21%

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 49%

14%

Preventive Care

healthier than 49%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 46%

11%

Disability

healthier than 48%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 41%

5%

Holding it back

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 22%

16%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 9%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 88%

14%

About typical

Preventive Care

healthier than 43%

13%

Mental Health

healthier than 41%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 58%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 46%

5%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 20%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 10%

16%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 29%

11%

Disability

healthier than 21%

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 adults30.5%27.7–33.3
High blood pressure among adults38.8%35.6–42.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults10.9%10.0–11.8
Current asthma among adults9.4%8.5–10.5
Coronary heart disease among adults8.6%7.7–9.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults8.5%7.4–9.8
Depression among adults17.2%15.0–19.8
Diagnosed diabetes among adults13.1%11.5–14.9
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened36.7%33.3–40.3
Obesity among adults42.3%36.5–48.5
Stroke among adults4.2%3.7–4.7
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years10.9%9.1–13.0
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years8.5%6.8–10.5
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure82.2%80.1–84.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults78.0%75.1–80.7
Cholesterol screening among adults84.7%82.7–86.4
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years66.2%61.8–70.6
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults61.7%58.6–64.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years73.9%67.5–79.9
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.2%16.6–22.0
Current cigarette smoking among adults15.1%12.9–17.6
No leisure-time physical activity among adults29.0%25.0–33.7
Short sleep duration among adults29.8%25.2–35.2
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults17.9%15.5–20.6
Frequent mental distress among adults14.0%12.5–15.6
Frequent physical distress among adults13.5%11.9–15.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults12.5%11.1–14.1
Any disability among adults31.7%28.1–35.8
Hearing disability among adults10.3%9.3–11.5
Independent living disability among adults8.1%7.1–9.2
Mobility disability among adults15.7%13.6–17.9
Self-care disability among adults3.9%3.5–4.5
Vision disability among adults5.0%4.4–5.7
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults19.7%17.0–22.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults11.6%9.8–13.8
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.0%7.3–10.8
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults8.3%7.1–9.7
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults6.4%5.5–7.3
Loneliness among adults28.1%24.1–32.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.0%5.1–6.9
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)NE median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate12.1%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3648.0% (2.6–16.7%) n=578
Uninsured 18–6423.4%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,2868.4% (1.6–20.4%) n=579
No HS diploma (25+)7.9%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5055.2% (1.5–11.9%) n=578
Bachelor's or higher (25+)27.3%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50524.4% (12.1–39.7%) n=578
Unemployment rate (16+)2.7%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.4% (0.0–5.8%) n=579
Households without a vehicle8.7%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3222.1% (0.0–7.6%) n=578
Broadband subscription76.1%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.6% (75.9–96.3%) n=578
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)14.5%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32218.5% (7.6–30.4%) n=578
Homeownership rate83.5%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32280.5% (61.0–93.2%) n=578
Crowded housing (>1 per room)3.5%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.7% (0.0–4.6%) n=578
Foreign-born population0.2%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5531.1% (0.0–8.3%) n=579
Single-parent households55.8%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08757.2% (42.6–77.1%) n=577
Population 65+22.0%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55321.2% (11.4–34.7%) n=579
Median age40.5 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29242.3 yr (33.0–56.3) n=577
Median household income$70,833$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$73,386 ($53,469–$103,625) n=556
Median home value$133,900$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$168,400 ($90,000–$306,740) n=533
Median gross rent$814$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 birth82.5 yr ± 1.5878.9 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 1.58 years of 82.5, 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