Broken Bow Nebraska Map

About Broken Bow, Nebraska

Broken Bow is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,506. The population density is 670.8 people per km². Broken Bow is located at 41.4020°N, 99.6393°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Broken Bow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68822.

Broken Bow asserts its presence upon the expansive Nebraska plains, a landscape defined by the relentless reach of the horizon and the quiet persistence of the prairie grasses. It lies 43.2 miles north of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 7°T), and is situated 56.6 miles north-northwest of Kearney. Mud Creek traces a path near the settlement, its subtle movement carving a vein through the earth that sustains the surrounding vegetation. Toward the north, the elevation shifts as Ryno Table marks the skyline, while the nearby Tappan Valley offers a slight folding in the terrain, breaking the monotony of the flatlands. Sunlight here carries a particular clarity, bleaching the golden stalks of grass during the heat of the day and casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the edge of the world.

Broken Bow serves as a central hub for the surrounding cattle country, where the economy remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the health of the local livestock. The town center gathers around City Square Park, a quiet communal anchor where the pace of life slows to match the ticking of the county-seat clock tower. Residents often travel the short distance to Carothers Lake, finding a moment of stillness in the reflection of the clouds upon the water. This locality maintains an atmosphere of sturdy self-reliance, born from a history of pioneers who recognized that the true character of the plains is found not in grand gestures, but in the enduring steadiness of a life lived close to the soil.

About This Broken Bow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Broken Bow, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.401951, -99.639279. 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 Broken Bow includes the ZIP code (68822), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Broken Bow 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.