Auburn Nebraska Map

About Auburn, Nebraska

Auburn is a locality in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,470. The population density is 612.9 people per km². Auburn is located at 40.3928°N, 95.8389°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Auburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68305.

Auburn sits firmly upon the expansive, wind-swept plains of southeastern Nebraska, where the earth stretches toward a horizon that defines the scale of every human endeavor. It lies 48.6 miles east of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 79°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south of Nebraska City. The landscape here is characterized by the quiet persistence of the prairie, marked by the modest, purposeful curves of the terrain rather than dramatic upheaval. A mile away, the waters of Longs Creek trace a slow, deliberate path through the silt, while the stillness of Ely Reservoir remains a reflective presence only three miles from the center of town. On days when the air is particularly clear, the distant silhouette of Pigeon Ridge haunts the western skyline, a reminder of the vast, varied geography that lies beyond these productive fields. Within the immediate boundaries of Auburn, Legion Memorial Park offers a green sanctuary where the light at dusk settles in long, golden bars across the grass, softening the edges of the afternoon.

Auburn serves as a seat of regional industry, rooted deeply in the cycles of agriculture that have sustained these families for generations. The economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the seasonal rhythm of the harvest, a discipline that keeps the pace of life measured and steady. History here is kept in the architecture of the older storefronts and the quiet dignity of the county-seat clock tower, which marks the passing hours with a gravity that feels indifferent to the frantic shifts of the modern world. Beyond the town, the gentle depression of Happy Hollow provides a natural corridor for the wind, which carries the scent of turned earth and drying corn stalks across the plains. Life in Auburn is defined by this constant negotiation between the vastness of the sky and the immediate, tangible labor required to thrive in such an open, honest landscape.

About This Auburn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Auburn, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.392779, -95.838886. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Auburn includes the ZIP code (68305), telephone area code (402), county seat of Nemaha County (Auburn), and school district assignment (Auburn Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.