Magnet Nebraska Map

About Magnet, Nebraska

Magnet is a locality in Cedar County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 43. The population density is 111.4 people per km². Magnet is located at 42.4550°N, 97.4701°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Magnet is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68749.

Magnet anchors itself to the vast, quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 29.6 miles north of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 355°T), and is situated 29.0 miles south of Yankton. The land here is a measured grid of fertile soil, interrupted only by the subtle, rhythmic swell of earth that defines the regional topography. Three miles to the west, the quiet presence of Yankton Slough threads through the low-lying terrain, offering a silver ribbon of moisture to the surrounding grasses. The light at dusk possesses a singular, amber clarity, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields until they dissolve into the deepening violet of the prairie sky.

Magnet retains the hushed, industrious character of an agricultural settlement, where the economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of grain and the seasonal labor of the harvest. History lingers in the weathered grain elevators that rise like monoliths against the clouds, silent sentinels of a time when the railroad dictated the pulse of local commerce. Those seeking the solace of wilder spaces often travel the ten miles to the Sioux Strip Wildlife Management Area, while others might venture eighteen miles to the shores of Pierce Lake for a change of scenery. Life in Magnet moves with a deliberate gravity, defined by the steady, unadorned work of people who have learned to find beauty in the immense, open stillness of the Great Plains.

About This Magnet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Magnet, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.455002, -97.47006. 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 Magnet includes the ZIP code (68749), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cedar County (Hartington), and school district assignment (Wausa 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.