Fordyce Nebraska Map

About Fordyce, Nebraska

Fordyce is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 356.8 people per km². Fordyce is located at 42.6986°N, 97.3623°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fordyce is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68736.

Fordyce claims its place upon the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon serves as the primary fact of life for those who work the soil. It lies 12.1 miles south of Yankton, SD (from Yankton, SD: bearing 172°T), and is situated 22.7 miles west-southwest of Vermillion. West Bow Creek cuts a quiet, persistent path through the landscape, its winding course marking the rhythm of the land long before human hands laid out the grids of the fields. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, heavy clarity, turning the long grasses into shades of bruised gold and deepening the shadows cast by the shelterbelts that break the wind. To the north, the terrain remains open and exposed, a wide, unhurried theater of sky where the seasons migrate in colors of stark white, vibrant green, and the muted, dusty browns of harvest.

Fordyce reflects the enduring labor of those who settled this region to cultivate the fertile, dark loam, anchoring a local economy that remains tethered to the cycles of corn and soybean production. The heritage of the area is etched into the modest architecture of its streets and the quiet, deliberate pace of a life governed by the demands of the seasons. Residents look toward the Lewis And Clark Recreation Area when the heat of midsummer settles over the prairie, or find a different sort of solitude closer to home near the banks of the Steffan Reservoir. While Spirit Mound stands as a distant landmark on the far horizon, the daily reality of Fordyce is found in the steady hum of machinery and the persistent, quiet resilience of a landscape that asks for patience from those who call it home.

About This Fordyce Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fordyce, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.69861, -97.36228. 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 Fordyce includes the ZIP code (68736), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cedar County (Hartington), and school district assignment (Hartington Newcastle 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.