Du Bois Nebraska Map

About Du Bois, Nebraska

Du Bois is a locality in Pawnee County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 137.6 people per km². Du Bois is located at 40.0347°N, 96.0483°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68345.

Du Bois, Nebraska, unfurls itself across a landscape of subtle, rolling prairie, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons that seem to breathe with the vastness of the Great Plains sky. It lies 62.1 miles south-south-east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 148°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-east of Pawnee City. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, enduring beauty, shaped by wind and water into gentle swells and shallow draws. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of growing things, a perfume that clings to the faded paint of old farmsteads and the weathered wood of the general store. Evenings bring a deep, velvety darkness, punctuated by the distant hum of cicadas and the pinprick brilliance of stars that seem to hang closer than elsewhere, as if the prairie itself is a vast, dark canvas dusted with celestial diamonds. The story of Du Bois is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of Pawnee County, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil, a tradition that continues to define its local economy. The railroad, long since faded into memory, once brought a vital pulse to this settlement, its iron veins carrying the bounty of the land to distant markets and ushering in the commerce that shaped its early character. Though the echoes of that bustling past are faint, a resilient spirit persists in Du Bois, a quiet strength in its people who understand the deep connection between the land and their lives, a rhythm dictated not by clocks but by the turning of the seasons and the patient growth of crops.

About This Du Bois Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Du Bois, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.034722, -96.048335. 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 Du Bois and Pawnee County.

Detailed location data for Du Bois includes the ZIP code (68345), telephone area code (402), county seat of Pawnee County (Pawnee City), and school district assignment (Pawnee City Public 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 Du Bois is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.