Manley Nebraska Map

About Manley, Nebraska

Manley is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 570.6 people per km². Manley is located at 40.9197°N, 96.1658°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68403.

Manley rests upon the undulating expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 17.5 miles south-southwest of Papillion, NE (from Papillion, NE: bearing 202°T), and is situated 19.6 miles south-southwest of La Vista. South Cedar Creek traces a winding path through the local topography, its presence marking a subtle depression in the earth that catches the low, amber light of the late afternoon. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of King Hill, a quiet sentinel against the vast sky. Only a mile away, the surface of Midwestern Feeding Company Reservoir reflects the shifting clouds, offering a still counterpoint to the persistent, restless movement of the wind through the tallgrass. The air here holds a clarity that renders the transition from high noon to dusk a slow, deliberate folding of color, deepening from pale gold to a bruised, violet gray.

Manley occupies a space shaped by the quiet gravity of agricultural cycles and the persistence of those who work the soil. While the rhythm of the economy remains tied to the surrounding fields, the proximity of Platte River State Park, just five miles away, draws those who seek the stillness of the woods or the challenge of the Platte River State Park Trails. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the way the land was parceled and the endurance of the local lines of trade that have persisted for generations. Life in Manley moves in accordance with the seasons, a steady pace that favors the deliberate over the hurried. It is a place where the scale of the sky demands a certain humility, and the collective memory of the region remains rooted in the hard, honest labor of the prairie.

About This Manley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manley, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.919722, -96.165845. 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 Manley includes the ZIP code (68403), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Weeping Water 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.