Hazard Nebraska Map

About Hazard, Nebraska

Hazard is a locality in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 57. The population density is 86.6 people per km². Hazard is located at 41.0906°N, 99.0793°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hazard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68844.

Hazard occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon defines the limits of the world and the sky asserts an immense, unyielding presence over the earth. It lies 27.0 miles north of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 33.4 miles west-southwest of St. Paul. Paul. Mud Creek cuts a subtle, meandering path through the terrain near Hazard, its banks marked by the persistent growth of hardy grasses that bend in the constant, sweeping wind. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape stretches into a vast, open theater of agricultural productivity, where the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pulse of the day. The light at dusk here possesses a particular, honeyed clarity, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until the darkness of the prairie settles in, cool and absolute.

History remains embedded in the soil of Hazard, an echo of the pioneer spirit that once pushed westward to cultivate these stubborn, fertile acres. The local economy stays tethered to the land, relying on the ingenuity of those who manage the cattle and crops that have sustained families for generations. While the pace of life remains deliberate, residents often look toward the broader regional landscape, finding recreation at Bowman Lake State Recreation Area or taking in the quiet relief of Pleasant Valley. Even when the stillness feels profound, the proximity to Pease Reservoir Number 1 provides a necessary anchor in the landscape, a point of reflection in a region where the primary labor is the patient, daily tending of the plains.

About This Hazard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hazard, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.090566, -99.079256. 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 Hazard includes the ZIP code (68844), telephone area code (308), county seat of Sherman County (Loup City), and school district assignment (Litchfield 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.