Madrid Nebraska Map

About Madrid, Nebraska

Madrid is a locality in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 242. The population density is 82.5 people per km². Madrid is located at 40.8524°N, 101.5279°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Madrid is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69150.

Madrid anchors itself upon the vast, open expanse of the high plains, where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 44.8 miles west-southwest of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 245°T), and is situated 21.3 miles south-southeast of Ogallala. The landscape around Madrid unfolds in a series of subtle, earth-toned swells, covered in the resilient grasses that have long defined this dry, interior plateau. A mile from the center, the waters of Stinking Water Creek carve a quiet, persistent path through the soil, offering a thin line of green contrast to the tawny fields. When the sun begins to retreat, the light stretches thin and amber across the flat horizon, turning the dust of the fields into a fine, glowing haze that seems to suspend the very air in a moment of stillness.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life here, as the rhythms of planting and harvest dictate the daily movement of machinery and the quietude of the streets. Madrid emerged from the expansion of the western rail lines, serving as a vital point for the movement of grain and cattle that fuel the regional economy. While Harms Reservoir sits twelve miles away as a rare collection of water in this thirsty terrain, the true identity of Madrid remains tied to the dry, productive soil and the stoic endurance of those who work it. The pace here is deliberate, marked by the long shadows of silos and the distant, rhythmic hum of trains that remind residents of their connection to the wider world beyond the prairie.

About This Madrid Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madrid, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.852426, -101.527891. 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 Madrid includes the ZIP code (69150), telephone area code (308), county seat of Perkins County (Grant), and school district assignment (Perkins County 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.