Dwight Nebraska Map

About Dwight, Nebraska

Dwight is a locality in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 366.9 people per km². Dwight is located at 41.0836°N, 97.0200°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dwight is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68635.

Dwight emerges from the expansive Nebraska plains as a collection of rooftops and grain elevators defined by the immense, unwavering sky above. It lies 26.9 miles northwest of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 317°T), and is situated 12.9 miles north-northeast of Seward. The horizon serves as the primary architect here, flattening the distance and pulling the gaze toward the subtle shifts in light that transform the fields from pale wheat to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Nearby, the quiet waters of Oak Middle Reservoir 68-A offer a singular break in the terrain, while the persistent, thin ribbon of Plum Creek carves its way through the earth just a mile away. The landscape remains open and unsheltered, a vast expanse where the wind possesses a physical weight, rustling through the nearby grasses of Redtail Wildlife Management Area with a sound like dry parchment.

Dwight holds the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady labor of the soil, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the persistence of local agriculture. The rhythm of the days here is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons, echoing a long-standing heritage of homesteading that valued resilience over haste. While Indian Hill remains a distant silhouette twenty-two miles to the west, the inhabitants of Dwight find their own landmarks in the sturdy geometry of silos and the simple, functional architecture of the streets. This is a locality defined by its isolation and the deep, rooted connection to the land, where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the steady, unadorned work of keeping a community alive in the heart of the prairie.

About This Dwight Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dwight, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.083621, -97.020029. 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 Dwight includes the ZIP code (68635), telephone area code (402), county seat of Butler County (David City), and school district assignment (East Butler 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.