Fort Calhoun Nebraska Map

About Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Fort Calhoun is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,108. The population density is 626.4 people per km². Fort Calhoun is located at 41.4558°N, 96.0264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fort Calhoun is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68023.

Fort Calhoun occupies a quiet prominence above the Missouri River valley, where the land yields to the expansive, open character of the Nebraska plains. It lies 14.4 miles north-northwest of Omaha, NE (from Omaha, NE: bearing 341°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southeast of Blair. The horizon here is the primary fact of life, a vast and unyielding line that humbles the architecture of the surrounding farmland. To the east, the terrain descends toward the bottomlands, where the slow, deliberate movement of water defines the ecology of the Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge. Nearby, the stillness of Stratbucker Reservoir mirrors the wide, pale sky, while the persistent, thin ribbons of Moores Creek trace the contours of the earth through the tallgrass. The air in Fort Calhoun carries the scent of turned soil and dry stalks, a crisp clarity that defines the transition between the seasons.

Fort Calhoun maintains a tether to its past through the reconstruction of the original military outpost, an enduring presence that anchors the local identity. The Fort Atkinson Trail invites a slower pace of movement, allowing one to traverse the same ground where early explorers once assessed the promise of the territory. While the regional economy remains rooted in the rhythm of agricultural cycles and the steady pulse of nearby commerce, the locality preserves a distinct, measured character. Daily life here is defined by the quality of light at dusk, which turns the stubble of the fields into a deep, burnished gold, and the way the wind moves unobstructed across the open acreage. It is a place where the weight of history is carried not in monuments, but in the quiet, ongoing stewardship of the prairie.

About This Fort Calhoun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.455828, -96.026402. 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 Fort Calhoun includes the ZIP code (68023), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Washington County (Blair), and school district assignment (Fort Calhoun Community 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.