Decatur Nebraska Map

About Decatur, Nebraska

Decatur is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 482. The population density is 208.8 people per km². Decatur is located at 42.0075°N, 96.2497°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68020.

Decatur lies where the rolling Nebraska plains begin to dip and sway toward the broad Missouri River. It lies 34.9 miles south-south-east of Sioux City, IA (from Sioux City, IA: bearing 167°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west of Onawa. The land here is a study in gentle gradients, fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards horizons that seem to hold an endless sky, their stalks whispering secrets in the warm prairie breezes. Small stands of cottonwood and elm offer islands of shade, their leaves catching the sunlight in a thousand fleeting glints, and the very air often carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled soil and distant water. The character of Decatur is one of quiet resilience, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, and the vastness of the surrounding landscape lends a certain unpretentious grandeur to the everyday. The history of Decatur is deeply intertwined with the mighty Missouri, a waterway that once served as a vital artery for commerce and settlement. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile bottomlands, established a community that grew with the agricultural boom of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While the river's influence is less about steamboats now, it still shapes the land and the local economy, which remains primarily agrarian, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its prosperity. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a respect for the land and the hard work it demands, and the occasional rumble of a passing train serves as a reminder of the connections that still bind Decatur to the wider world.

About This Decatur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Decatur, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.007488, -96.249744. 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 Decatur and Burt County.

Detailed location data for Decatur includes the ZIP code (68020), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Burt County (Tekamah), and school district assignment (Lyons-Decatur Northeast 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 Decatur is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.