Nehawka Nebraska Map

About Nehawka, Nebraska

Nehawka is a locality in Cass County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 294.3 people per km². Nehawka is located at 40.8294°N, 95.9917°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nehawka is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68413.

Nehawka occupies a quiet stretch of land where the North Branch Weeping Water Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the silt and limestone of the plains. It lies 21.9 miles south-southwest of Bellevue, NE (from Bellevue, NE: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.8 miles southwest of Beaver Lake. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, open horizon that humbles the architecture of the streets, forcing the eye to trace the slow transition of shadows across the fields as the sun descends. Beneath the vast, clear sky, the terrain rises into subtle, earthen swells that suggest the proximity of King Hill in the distance, though the immediate country remains a patchwork of fertile soil and prairie grass. The quality of light during the late afternoon is thin and golden, catching the dust of the rural roads and lending a temporary, luminous clarity to the silos and weathered barns that stand as sentinels over the crops.

Nehawka draws its enduring character from the rhythms of the earth, rooted in a history of agriculture that continues to shape the local economy and the daily labor of its inhabitants. While the town remains a modest center for the surrounding grain production, the presence of the nearby Rakes Creek Wildlife Management Area provides a quiet reprieve, offering a glimpse of the region’s original, uncultivated state. Life moves according to the demands of the seasons, a steady pace that reflects the deep, quiet resolve of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape remains largely unchanged by the urgency of modern industry, maintaining a stillness that is occasionally broken only by the movement of the creek or the distant sound of machinery gathering the harvest.

About This Nehawka Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nehawka, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.829446, -95.991675. 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 Nehawka includes the ZIP code (68413), telephone area code (402), county seat of Cass County (Plattsmouth), and school district assignment (Conestoga 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.