Coleridge Nebraska Map

About Coleridge, Nebraska

Coleridge is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 537. The population density is 405.7 people per km². Coleridge is located at 42.5061°N, 97.2037°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Coleridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68727.

Coleridge occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska high plains where the sky acts as the primary architect of the horizon. It lies 34.8 miles north-northeast of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 18°T), and is situated 27.1 miles south-southeast of Yankton. The land here is defined by a slow, rhythmic inclination toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional reach of a shelterbelt or the sturdy geometry of grain elevators. A mere mile away, Kerloo Creek carves a thin, serpentine path through the soil, offering a vital line of moisture to the surrounding fields. While the distant silhouette of Cottonwood Hill marks the edge of the far landscape, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the expansive, open prairie, where the light at dusk settles with a heavy, golden clarity that turns the tallgrass into a sea of muted amber.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of Coleridge, anchoring the local economy to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that have persisted for generations. The legacy of early settlement persists in the deliberate, grid-like layout of the streets, reflecting a history of sturdy independence forged in the deep soil of the plains. Residents seeking a respite from the intensity of the fields often travel to the Sioux Strip Wildlife Management Area, twelve miles distant, to observe the local ecology, or find stillness at Blohm Reservoir, fifteen miles away, where the water mirrors the vast, unencumbered Nebraska sky. Life in Coleridge moves with a quiet, predictable gravity, grounded by the steady labor of the land and the shared awareness of the immense, open space that surrounds every doorway.

About This Coleridge Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coleridge, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.506111, -97.203664. 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 Coleridge includes the ZIP code (68727), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cedar County (Hartington), and school district assignment (Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School).

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.