Nelson Nebraska Map

About Nelson, Nebraska

Nelson is a locality in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 487. The population density is 226.2 people per km². Nelson is located at 40.2017°N, 98.0678°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68961.

Nelson breathes the wide, flat expanse of the Nebraska prairie, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a boundless canvas painted with the subtle hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 31.5 miles south-south-east of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 147°T), and is situated 12.5 miles north of Superior. The land itself rolls with a quiet, patient grace, a tapestry of amber and green under the vast, luminous dome of the heavens. Fields of grain, gold and ripe, stretch to the horizon, their stalks whispering secrets to the ceaseless wind, a sound that carries the very essence of this open country. The air here has a clean, dry bite, especially in the early morning, carrying the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth and distant, blooming wildflowers. Nelson's story is written in the soil and the sweat of those who worked it, a testament to the enduring spirit of agricultural pioneers. This is a place where the local economy has long been tied to the bounty of the land, where corn and soybeans stand as silent monuments to generations of hard work and a deep understanding of the seasons. The architecture of Nelson reflects this history, with sturdy, unpretentious buildings that have weathered countless prairie storms, their facades bearing the patina of time and resilience. A sense of quiet community pervades, a shared understanding forged in the open spaces and the predictable, yet ever-changing, rhythms of rural life.

About This Nelson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nelson, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.201677, -98.06782. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Nelson and Nuckolls County.

Detailed location data for Nelson includes the ZIP code (68961), telephone area code (308), county seat of Nuckolls County (Nelson), and school district assignment (Lawrence-Nelson Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Nelson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.