EPA data as of Oct 2026 · page updated 2026-10-30

Nebraska: drinking water & radon

Nebraska has 592 active community water systems. Since 2016, 149 reported health-based violations; 6 had a latest lead result above 15 ppb; 4 measured PFOA or PFOS at or above 4 ppt.

Water systems592

With violations149

Radon zone 1 ZIPs432

ZIPs likely on wells378

Radon zones in Nebraska

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Zone 1 · highestZone 2 · moderateZone 3 · low

Most health-based violations

City of Edgar 428 people	41
Village of Steele City 60 people	34
Village of Phillips 385 people	32
Village of Martinsburg 78 people	31
Village of Allen 377 people	25
Village of Prosser 76 people	24
Village of Burr 57 people	23
City of Plainview 1,282 people	22
City of Wisner 1,239 people	18
Eagles Nest Estates 52 people	18

Highest latest lead (90th percentile)

Village of Smithfield 50 people	34.6 ppb
Village of Liberty 37 people	28.1 ppb
City of Osceola 875 people	27.6 ppb
City of Osmond 870 people	17.2 ppb
City of Crawford 840 people	16.3 ppb
Village of Niobrara 365 people	15.1 ppb
Village of Goehner 185 people	14.7 ppb
City of Beaver City 537 people	14.4 ppb
Village of Steele City 60 people	13.5 ppb
Village of Holstein 187 people	12.7 ppb

Highest PFOA / PFOS

City of Plattsmouth 6,680 people	18.5 ppt
City of North Platte 25,000 people	17 ppt
City of Grand Island 51,478 people	7.5 ppt
City of Hastings 24,927 people	6.6 ppt

Largest systems

Metropolitan Utilities District 660,000 people	660,000
City of Lincoln 296,000 people	296,000
City of Grand Island 51,478 people	51,478
City of Papillion 35,000 people	35,000
City of Kearney 34,000 people	34,000
City of Fremont 27,230 people	27,230
City of Norfolk 26,147 people	26,147
City of North Platte 25,000 people	25,000
City of Hastings 24,927 people	24,927
City of Columbus 24,028 people	24,028

All ZIP codes in Nebraska

609 ZIP codes.

68001Abie 68002Arlington 68003Ashland 68004Bancroft 68005Bellevue 68007Bennington 68008Blair 68010Boys Town 68014Bruno 68015Cedar Bluffs 68016Cedar Creek 68017Ceresco 68018Colon 68019Craig 68020Decatur 68022Elkhorn 68023Fort Calhoun 68025Fremont 68026Fremont 68028Gretna 68029Herman 68030Homer 68031Hooper 68033Ithaca 68034Kennard 68036Linwood 68037Louisville 68038Lyons 68039Macy 68040Malmo 68041Mead 68042Memphis 68044Nickerson 68045Oakland 68046Papillion 68047Pender 68048Plattsmouth 68050Prague 68055Rosalie 68056St Columbans 68057Scribner 68058South Bend 68059Springfield 68061Tekamah 68062Thurston 68063Uehling 68064Valley 68065Valparaiso 68066Wahoo 68067Walthill 68068Washington 68069Waterloo 68070Weston 68071Winnebago 68073Yutan 68101Omaha 68102Omaha 68103Omaha 68104Omaha 68105Omaha 68106Omaha 68107Omaha 68108Omaha 68109Omaha 68110Omaha 68111Omaha 68112Omaha 68113Offutt Afb 68114Omaha 68116Omaha 68117Omaha 68118Omaha 68119Omaha 68122Omaha 68123Bellevue 68124Omaha 68127Omaha 68128La Vista 68130Omaha 68131Omaha 68132Omaha 68133Papillion 68134Omaha 68135Omaha 68136Omaha 68137Omaha 68138Omaha 68139Omaha 68142Omaha 68144Omaha 68145Omaha 68147Bellevue 68152Omaha 68154Omaha 68157Omaha 68164Omaha 68172Omaha 68175Omaha 68176Omaha 68178Omaha 68179Omaha 68180Omaha 68182Omaha 68183Omaha 68197Omaha 68301Adams 68303Alexandria 68304Alvo 68305Auburn 68307Avoca 68309Barneston 68310Beatrice 68313Beaver Crossing 68314Bee 68315Belvidere 68316Benedict 68317Bennet 68318Blue Springs 68319Bradshaw 68320Brock 68321Brownville 68322Bruning 68323Burchard 68324Burr 68325Byron 68326Carleton 68327Chester 68328Clatonia 68329Cook 68330Cordova 68331Cortland 68332Crab Orchard 68333Crete 68335Davenport 68336Davey 68337Dawson 68338Daykin 68339Denton 68340Deshler 68341De Witt 68342Diller 68343Dorchester 68344Douglas 68345Du Bois 68346Dunbar 68347Eagle 68348Elk Creek 68349Elmwood 68350Endicott 68351Exeter 68352Fairbury 68354Fairmont 68355Falls City 68357Filley 68358Firth 68359Friend 68360Garland 68361Geneva 68362Gilead 68364Goehner 68365Grafton 68366Greenwood 68367Gresham 68368Hallam 68370Hebron 68371Henderson 68372Hickman 68375Hubbell 68376Humboldt 68377Jansen 68378Johnson 68379Julian 68380Lewiston 68381Liberty 68401Mc Cool Junction 68402Malcolm 68403Manley 68404Martell 68405Milford 68406Milligan 68407Murdock 68409Murray 68410Nebraska City 68413Nehawka 68414Nemaha 68415Odell 68416Ohiowa 68417Otoe 68418Palmyra 68419Panama 68420Pawnee City 68421Peru 68422Pickrell 68423Pleasant Dale 68424Plymouth 68428Raymond 68429Reynolds 68430Roca 68431Rulo 68433Salem 68434Seward 68436Shickley 68437Shubert 68438Sprague 68439Staplehurst 68440Steele City 68441Steinauer 68442Stella 68443Sterling 68444Strang 68445Swanton 68446Syracuse 68447Table Rock 68448Talmage 68450Tecumseh 68452Ong 68453Tobias 68454Unadilla 68455Union 68456Utica 68457Verdon 68458Virginia 68460Waco 68461Walton 68462Waverly 68463Weeping Water 68464Western 68465Wilber 68466Wymore 68467York 68501Lincoln 68502Lincoln 68503Lincoln 68504Lincoln 68505Lincoln 68506Lincoln 68507Lincoln 68508Lincoln 68509Lincoln 68510Lincoln 68512Lincoln 68514Lincoln 68516Lincoln 68517Lincoln 68520Lincoln 68521Lincoln 68522Lincoln 68523Lincoln 68524Lincoln 68526Lincoln 68527Lincoln 68528Lincoln 68529Lincoln 68531Lincoln 68532Lincoln 68542Lincoln 68544Lincoln 68601Columbus 68602Columbus 68620Albion 68621Ames 68622Bartlett 68623Belgrade 68624Bellwood 68626Brainard 68627Cedar Rapids 68628Clarks 68629Clarkson 68631Creston 68632David City 68633Dodge 68634Duncan 68635Dwight 68636Elgin 68637Ericson 68638Fullerton 68640Genoa 68641Howells 68642Humphrey 68643Leigh 68644Lindsay 68647Monroe 68648Morse Bluff 68649North Bend 68651Osceola 68652Petersburg 68653Platte Center 68654Polk 68655Primrose 68658Rising City 68659Rogers 68660Saint Edward 68661Schuyler 68662Shelby 68663Silver Creek 68664Snyder 68665Spalding 68666Stromsburg 68667Surprise 68669Ulysses 68701Norfolk 68702Norfolk 68710Allen 68711Amelia 68713Atkinson 68714Bassett 68715Battle Creek 68716Beemer 68717Belden 68718Bloomfield 68719Bristow 68720Brunswick 68722Butte 68723Carroll 68724Center 68725Chambers 68726Clearwater 68727Coleridge 68728Concord 68729Creighton 68730Crofton 68731Dakota City 68732Dixon 68733Emerson 68734Emmet 68735Ewing 68736Fordyce 68738Hadar 68739Hartington 68740Hoskins 68741Hubbard 68742Inman 68743Jackson 68745Laurel 68746Lynch 68747Mclean 68748Madison 68749Magnet 68751Maskell 68752Meadow Grove 68753Mills 68755Naper 68756Neligh 68757Newcastle 68758Newman Grove 68759Newport 68760Niobrara 68761Oakdale 68763Oneill 68764Orchard 68765Osmond 68766Page 68767Pierce 68768Pilger 68769Plainview 68770Ponca 68771Randolph 68773Royal 68774Saint Helena 68776South Sioux City 68777Spencer 68778Springview 68779Stanton 68780Stuart 68781Tilden 68783Verdigre 68784Wakefield 68785Waterbury 68786Wausa 68787Wayne 68788West Point 68789Winnetoon 68790Winside 68791Wisner 68792Wynot 68801Grand Island 68802Grand Island 68803Grand Island 68810Alda 68812Amherst 68813Anselmo 68814Ansley 68815Arcadia 68816Archer 68817Ashton 68818Aurora 68820Boelus 68821Brewster 68822Broken Bow 68823Burwell 68824Cairo 68825Callaway 68826Central City 68827Chapman 68828Comstock 68831Dannebrog 68832Doniphan 68833Dunning 68834Eddyville 68835Elba 68836Elm Creek 68837Elyria 68838Farwell 68840Gibbon 68841Giltner 68842Greeley 68843Hampton 68844Hazard 68845Kearney 68846Hordville 68847Kearney 68848Kearney 68849Kearney 68850Lexington 68852Litchfield 68853Loup City 68854Marquette 68855Mason City 68856Merna 68858Miller 68859North Loup 68860Oconto 68861Odessa 68862Ord 68863Overton 68864Palmer 68865Phillips 68866Pleasanton 68869Ravenna 68870Riverdale 68871Rockville 68872Saint Libory 68873Saint Paul 68874Sargent 68875Scotia 68876Shelton 68878Sumner 68879Taylor 68881Westerville 68882Wolbach 68883Wood River 68901Hastings 68902Hastings 68920Alma 68922Arapahoe 68923Atlanta 68924Axtell 68925Ayr 68926Beaver City 68927Bertrand 68928Bladen 68929Bloomington 68930Blue Hill 68932Campbell 68933Clay Center 68934Deweese 68935Edgar 68936Edison 68937Elwood 68938Fairfield 68939Franklin 68940Funk 68941Glenvil 68942Guide Rock 68943Hardy 68944Harvard 68945Heartwell 68946Hendley 68947Hildreth 68948Holbrook 68949Holdrege 68950Holstein 68952Inavale 68954Inland 68955Juniata 68956Kenesaw 68957Lawrence 68958Loomis 68959Minden 68960Naponee 68961Nelson 68964Oak 68966Orleans 68967Oxford 68970Red Cloud 68971Republican City 68972Riverton 68973Roseland 68974Ruskin 68975Saronville 68976Smithfield 68977Stamford 68978Superior 68979Sutton 68980Trumbull 68981Upland 68982Wilcox 69001Mc Cook 69020Bartley 69021Benkelman 69022Cambridge 69023Champion 69024Culbertson 69025Curtis 69026Danbury 69027Enders 69028Eustis 69029Farnam 69030Haigler 69032Hayes Center 69033Imperial 69034Indianola 69036Lebanon 69037Max 69038Maywood 69039Moorefield 69040Palisade 69041Parks 69042Stockville 69043Stratton 69044Trenton 69045Wauneta 69046Wilsonville 69101North Platte 69103North Platte 69120Arnold 69121Arthur 69122Big Springs 69123Brady 69125Broadwater 69127Brule 69128Bushnell 69129Chappell 69130Cozad 69131Dalton 69132Dickens 69133Dix 69134Elsie 69135Elsmere 69138Gothenburg 69140Grant 69141Gurley 69142Halsey 69143Hershey 69144Keystone 69145Kimball 69146Lemoyne 69147Lewellen 69148Lisco 69149Lodgepole 69150Madrid 69151Maxwell 69152Mullen 69153Ogallala 69154Oshkosh 69155Paxton 69156Potter 69157Purdum 69160Sidney 69161Seneca 69162Sidney 69163Stapleton 69165Sutherland 69166Thedford 69167Tryon 69168Venango 69169Wallace 69170Wellfleet 69171Willow Island 69201Valentine 69210Ainsworth 69211Cody 69212Crookston 69214Johnstown 69216Kilgore 69217Long Pine 69218Merriman 69219Nenzel 69220Sparks 69221Wood Lake 69301Alliance 69331Angora 69333Ashby 69334Bayard 69335Bingham 69336Bridgeport 69337Chadron 69339Crawford 69340Ellsworth 69341Gering 69343Gordon 69345Harrisburg 69346Harrison 69347Hay Springs 69348Hemingford 69350Hyannis 69351Lakeside 69352Lyman 69354Marsland 69355Melbeta 69356Minatare 69357Mitchell 69358Morrill 69360Rushville 69361Scottsbluff 69363Scottsbluff 69365Whiteclay 69366Whitman 69367Whitney

What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.

Questions

How many water systems in Nebraska have violations?

149 of 592 active community water systems in Nebraska reported at least one health-based violation since 2016 (EPA SDWIS).

What is the radon risk in Nebraska?

432 ZIP codes are in EPA radon zone 1 (highest potential), 124 in zone 2 and 53 in zone 3. EPA recommends testing every home.