Callaway Nebraska Map

About Callaway, Nebraska

Callaway is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 563. The population density is 311.4 people per km². Callaway is located at 41.2919°N, 99.9226°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Callaway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68825.

Callaway rises from the expansive Nebraska prairie as a quiet anchor amidst the vast, shifting geometry of the plains. It lies 36.6 miles north-northwest of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 345°T), and is situated 16.5 miles west-southwest of Broken Bow. The South Loup River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its currents threading past the town like a slow, silver pulse that defines the local topography. To the west, the distant profile of Murphy Table breaks the flat horizon, while the nearby expanse of Sand Valley offers a subtle, sunken relief against the surrounding grasslands. The light here is a heavy, golden weight that settles over the fields at dusk, turning the tallgrass into a shimmering sea of amber that seems to stretch toward the infinite reach of the sky.

Callaway exists as a durable manifestation of the region's agricultural endurance, where the pace of life is dictated by the turning seasons and the demands of cattle country. The local economy remains tethered to the soil, drawing its character from generations of families who have worked the land, finding a steady rhythm in the cycle of planting and harvest. Those who seek a connection to the wilder aspects of this environment often look toward the Pressey Wildlife Management Area, a space where the native prairie persists in its unadorned state. Whether one is passing through or calling the place home, the identity of Callaway is forged in the quiet persistence of its people, who operate with the steady, grounded awareness of those living beneath a landscape that demands both respect and resilience.

About This Callaway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Callaway, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.29195, -99.922621. 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 Callaway includes the ZIP code (68825), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Callaway 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.