Elwood Nebraska Map

About Elwood, Nebraska

Elwood is a locality in Gosper County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 658. The population density is 490.5 people per km². Elwood is located at 40.5903°N, 99.8610°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Elwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68937.

Elwood emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Great Plains as a quiet sentinel of the high prairie, defined primarily by the immense, uncluttered reach of the horizon. It lies 14.6 miles south-southwest of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 205°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southeast of Cozad. The landscape surrounding Elwood is characterized by a subtle, tectonic patience, where the land stretches in long, golden swells of grass that catch the light of a descending sun, turning the earth into a sea of burnished copper. To the west, the distant shadow of Union Ridge rises like a muted charcoal stroke against the sky, while the local terrain drains toward the modest, meandering path of Elk Creek. Only a short distance away, the Elwood Reservoir offers a rare stillness, its waters reflecting the wide, cloud-swept Nebraska sky, while the nearby Elwood Reservoir Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary where the grasses sigh under the weight of a constant, wandering wind.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence here, as the economic heartbeat of Elwood pulses in rhythm with the planting and harvest of the surrounding fields. History is written in the deep, dark soil and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of a place built by those who understood that prosperity is earned through endurance and the careful stewardship of the land. Deep cuts in the earth, such as the rugged, shadowed depths of Plum Creek Canyon, reveal the ancient, layered geology that lies beneath the topsoil, reminding inhabitants that the surface is merely a thin skin over a much older story. Life in Elwood moves with a deliberate, steady pace, where the sound of a distant tractor or the low of cattle serves as the primary music of the day, reinforcing a culture that values the quiet dignity of a sunrise over the clamor of a more frantic world.

About This Elwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elwood, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.590284, -99.860954. 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 Elwood includes the ZIP code (68937), telephone area code (308), county seat of Gosper County (Elwood), and school district assignment (Elwood 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.