Greenwood Nebraska Map

About Greenwood, Nebraska

Greenwood is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 595. The population density is 559.0 people per km². Greenwood is located at 40.9628°N, 96.4411°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Greenwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68366.

Greenwood occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day’s scale. It lies 16.3 miles northeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 46°T), and is situated 5.5 miles northeast of Waverly. The land here unfolds in broad, rhythmic swells of prairie earth, punctuated by the modest, purposeful meander of Salt Creek just a mile from the residential core. Light in this region possesses a particular, sharpening quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the subtle textures of the soil and the persistent, wide-open sky. While the distant silhouette of Bodleys Hill marks the far edge of the traveler’s view, the immediate landscape remains defined by the open, agricultural character of the mid-continent, where the air feels thin and remarkably clear against the backdrop of the shifting grasses.

Greenwood reflects the enduring legacy of the regional rail lines and the steady, quiet persistence of agrarian life that has defined this corridor for generations. Economic rhythms remain tethered to the surrounding fields, a heritage that persists in the deliberate, unhurried pace of daily movement through the streets. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Sponheinmer Reservoir for a change in scenery, or find a different sort of stillness within the boundaries of Lawson Park. The presence of the E T Mahoney Trails nearby offers a path for those who wish to traverse the prairie more intentionally, connecting the local experience to the broader, ancient geography of the plains. Life in Greenwood maintains an understated dignity, favoring a modest connection to the land over the clamor of more crowded centers.

About This Greenwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Greenwood, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.962776, -96.44112. 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 Greenwood includes the ZIP code (68366), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Ashland-Greenwood 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.