Maxwell Nebraska Map

About Maxwell, Nebraska

Maxwell is a locality in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 257. The population density is 214.3 people per km². Maxwell is located at 41.0789°N, 100.5249°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maxwell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69151.

Maxwell emerges from the vast, open expanse of the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of sky and soil. It lies 12.9 miles east-southeast of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 104°T), and is situated 31.9 miles west-northwest of Cozad. The landscape surrounding Maxwell is defined by the immense, level horizon, where the light shifts from a pale, crystalline morning blue to the deep, bruised purples of a prairie dusk. Only a mile away, the Platte River carves a slow, shallow path through the earth, its braided channels shimmering like discarded silver ribbons amidst the grasses. To the west, the subtle rise of Odencranze Table breaks the monotony of the flatlands, while the nearby Pawnee Slough Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of reeds and seasonal wetlands that hold the cooling breath of the evening.

Maxwell maintains a steady, deliberate pace, grounded in an economy that has long looked to the resilience of the land and the iron pulse of the nearby railway. History here is marked by the quiet accumulation of seasons, where the legacy of pioneer endurance lingers in the straight lines of fence rows and the sturdy architecture of local homesteads. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the terrain deepens into the rugged character of Box Elder Canyon, a reminder of the geological pressures that shaped this region long before fences were drawn. While Jeffrey Reservoir sits ten miles distant, providing a rare gathering place of still water, the life of Maxwell remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the vast, unyielding sky that dictates the color and mood of every day.

About This Maxwell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maxwell, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.078891, -100.524861. 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 Maxwell includes the ZIP code (69151), telephone area code (308), county seat of Lincoln County (North Platte), and school district assignment (Maxwell 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.