Ansley Nebraska Map

About Ansley, Nebraska

Ansley is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 563. The population density is 365.9 people per km². Ansley is located at 41.2878°N, 99.3818°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68814.

Ansley lies spread across the broad, undulating plains of central Nebraska, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizon stretches into an endless, hazy blue. It lies 43.6 miles north-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 339°T), and is situated 15.5 miles east-south-east of Broken Bow. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a gentle swell and dip that guides the eye across fields of ripening corn and amber waves of wheat, broken occasionally by the dark, sturdy lines of windbreak trees. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch and deepen, lending a quiet, almost sacred glow to the cultivated earth. The air, when the wind stirs, carries the dry, sweet scent of prairie grass and the distant, earthy aroma of tilled soil, a constant reminder of the land’s generous, if sometimes demanding, nature. The story of Ansley is etched into the very soil, a testament to the hardy spirit of those who first settled this prairie expanse. Established in the late 19th century, its fortunes have long been tied to the cycles of agriculture, with cattle ranching and grain farming forming the backbone of its economy. The quiet hum of activity in the main street, where a handful of businesses cater to the needs of the surrounding farms, speaks of a life lived at a deliberate, unhurried pace. The old grain elevator, a weathered sentinel against the prairie sky, stands as a silent monument to the generations who have relied on the bounty of this land, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily life.

About This Ansley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ansley, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.287786, -99.381768. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Ansley and Custer County.

Detailed location data for Ansley includes the ZIP code (68814), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Ansley Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Ansley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.