Colon Nebraska Map

About Colon, Nebraska

Colon is a locality in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 107. The population density is 315.4 people per km². Colon is located at 41.2975°N, 96.6059°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Colon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68018.

Colon emerges from the expansive Nebraska plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, unyielding sky that dictates the rhythm of the day. It lies 10.9 miles south-southwest of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 211°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north of Wahoo. The horizon remains the primary fact of life here, a flat expanse that renders the occasional grain elevator a monumental silhouette against the shifting gray and amber clouds. To the west, the landscape rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Skunk Hill, while the nearby banks of Sand Creek provide a narrow ribbon of riparian growth that cuts through the surrounding agricultural fields. The air carries the scent of turned earth and dry grasses, grounding the senses in a landscape where the light at dusk stretches across the prairie with a pale, lingering clarity.

Colon maintains a steady pulse tied to the cycles of the harvest and the patient labor of the surrounding farms. Residents looking for recreation often turn toward the Lake Wanahoo State Recreation Area, where the water provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the wind across the fields. Only a short distance away, Lake Wanahoo serves as a focal point for those seeking a respite from the intensity of the growing season, a place where the stillness of the water mirrors the quiet resilience of the local economy. History in Colon is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent endurance of the homesteads and the modest, functional architecture that has defined this patch of land for generations.

About This Colon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colon, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.297503, -96.60586. 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 Colon includes the ZIP code (68018), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Saunders County (Wahoo), and school district assignment (Wahoo 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.