Burchard Nebraska Map

About Burchard, Nebraska

Burchard is a locality in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 64.0 people per km². Burchard is located at 40.1475°N, 96.3503°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68323.

Burchard lies under a vast Nebraska sky, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet resilience. It lies 48.1 miles south-south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 160°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south-south-west of Tecumseh. The terrain here is a study in patient geology, broad, gently rolling fields of corn and soy stretching towards horizons that blur into a hazy blue. Occasional clusters of cottonwood trees, their leaves a shimmering silver in the breeze, punctuate the landscape, offering small pockets of shade. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and ripening grain, a perfume unique to this prairie heartland. The houses of Burchard are scattered with a deliberate spacing, each claiming its own patch of sky, and the silence is profound, broken only by the distant drone of a tractor or the sharp call of a meadowlark. The story of Burchard is one of the soil and the enduring spirit of those who have worked it. Its economy, like so many in Pawnee County, is deeply rooted in agriculture, a continuous cycle of planting and harvest that has shaped generations. The grain elevators, stoic sentinels against the sky, stand as silent witnesses to the bounty and the challenges of the land. Though small, Burchard possesses a character forged by practicality and neighborly interdependence, a place where the passing of seasons dictates the rhythm of life more than any clock. The simple, sturdy buildings of the main street, few though they are, suggest a history of steady growth and a quiet pride in their enduring presence.

About This Burchard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burchard, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.1475, -96.350292. 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 Burchard and Pawnee County.

Detailed location data for Burchard includes the ZIP code (68323), telephone area code (402), county seat of Pawnee County (Pawnee City), and school district assignment (Lewiston Consolidated 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 Burchard is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.