Loomis Nebraska Map

About Loomis, Nebraska

Loomis is a locality in Phelps County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 391. The population density is 458.9 people per km². Loomis is located at 40.4783°N, 99.5071°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Loomis is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68958.

Loomis endures as a quiet expanse of high plains where the sky claims the vast majority of the view, pressing down upon the earth with a weight that renders the horizon the primary fact of existence. It lies 24.2 miles south-southeast of Lexington, NE (from Lexington, NE: bearing 149°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-northwest of Holdrege. The landscape stretches out in a rhythmic series of swells, a remnant of the ancient prairie where the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a shimmering, brittle gold. Three miles to the north, the waters of Elm Creek trace a narrow, verdant vein through the soil, while the nearby Johnson Reservoir offers a rare, stillness-filled mirror to the clouds that drift endlessly overhead. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Union Ridge suggests a distant boundary, though here the terrain remains firmly rooted in the open, unyielding character of the Great Plains.

Loomis emerged from the ambition of the rail age, growing steadily alongside the grain elevators that remain the most prominent sentinels of the local economy. The pulse of the place is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, drawing a quiet strength from the surrounding agricultural fields that have defined the livelihood of residents for generations. Nature finds a sanctuary four miles away at the Phelps County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land is left to its own devices, providing a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the flyway above the fields. Life in Loomis proceeds with a deliberate, steady pace, where the sound of the wind through the tallgrass serves as a constant, low-frequency hum beneath the daily labor of a people who have learned to thrive in the wide, open silence.

About This Loomis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Loomis, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.478342, -99.50705. 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 Loomis includes the ZIP code (68958), telephone area code (308), county seat of Phelps County (Holdrege), and school district assignment (Loomis 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.