Nickerson Nebraska Map

About Nickerson, Nebraska

Nickerson is a locality in Dodge County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 552. The population density is 300.5 people per km². Nickerson is located at 41.5344°N, 96.4703°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68044.

Nickerson rests within a landscape of gentle, sweeping prairies that stretch towards horizons often painted with the subtle blush of dawn and the deep amethyst of twilight. It lies 7.1 miles north-north-east of Fremont, NE (from Fremont, NE: bearing 12°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-west of Arlington. The rich, dark soil, a testament to millennia of prairie grasses, now yields to the patient hand of agriculture, shaping a terrain of broad fields and open country. Roads, like thoughtful lines drawn across a vast canvas, connect scattered farmsteads and the quiet heart of Nickerson itself, where the sky seems to hold a larger, more profound presence. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of harvested grain and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers, a subtle olfactory symphony that speaks of the land’s enduring bounty. The story of Nickerson is one of the fertile earth and the grit of those who worked it, a narrative woven from the threads of prairie settlement and the enduring spirit of agricultural enterprise. For generations, the land has sustained its people, its economy tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, the grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the vast Nebraska sky. While no grand monuments mark its past, the history of Nickerson is etched in the familiar patterns of its fields and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants, a community built on the fundamental promise of the soil. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land, a steady, unhurried pulse that resonates through the quiet streets.

About This Nickerson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nickerson, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.534442, -96.470302. 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 Nickerson and Dodge County.

Detailed location data for Nickerson includes the ZIP code (68044), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Dodge County (Fremont), and school district assignment (Logan View 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 Nickerson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.