Lyons Nebraska Map

About Lyons, Nebraska

Lyons is a locality in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 824. The population density is 465.8 people per km². Lyons is located at 41.9375°N, 96.4773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lyons is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68038.

Lyons occupies a stretch of high-plains terrain where the sky asserts itself as the primary architect of the day. It lies 34.9 miles north of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 2°T), and is situated 13.6 miles east-northeast of West Point. The land here is defined by a rigorous, horizontal patience, punctuated only by the subtle depression of the Logan Creek Dredge a short distance away. Earthy tones of ochre and deep loam dominate the fields, while the light at dusk bleeds across the horizon in long, violet-edged ribbons that seem to stretch the very fiber of the prairie. Though the distant silhouette of Blackbird Hill provides a faint anchor to the west, the sensation of being in Lyons is one of absolute exposure to the elements, where the wind carries the scent of turned soil and the immense, unblinking clarity of the Nebraska sun.

History in Lyons remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the agrarian cycle, where the economy still leans heavily upon the productivity of the surrounding grain fields and the steady pulse of seasonal harvests. The influence of early settlers is felt in the orderly grid of the streets, a quiet defiance against the vastness of the surrounding plains. Life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers, as residents maintain a commerce centered on the needs of the land and the people who work it. For those seeking a respite in the natural world, the Upper Decatur Bend Wildlife Management Area offers a retreat into the wilder margins of the region, while the quiet presence of Langemeier Reservoir serves as a reminder of the water that sustains this inland existence.

About This Lyons Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lyons, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.937493, -96.477251. 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 Lyons includes the ZIP code (68038), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Burt County (Tekamah), and school district assignment (Lyons-Decatur Northeast 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.