Ogallala Nebraska Map

About Ogallala, Nebraska

Ogallala is a locality in Keith County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,878. The population density is 379.9 people per km². Ogallala is located at 41.1280°N, 101.7196°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Ogallala is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69153.

Ogallala anchors itself upon a vast, high-plains expanse where the sky dictates the reach of the horizon and the quality of the light. It lies 49.7 miles west of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 271°T), and is situated 48.4 miles northeast of Holyoke. The terrain unfolds in a quiet intensity of grasses, stretching toward the distant, hazy rise of Big Bald Hill, while the shallow, steady current of the South Platte River carves a deliberate path through the earth. Nearby, the water of Cure Creek Reservoir 1-A holds the reflection of the clouds, and the land dips into the quiet, sheltered depression of Happy Hollow. Within the immediate limits of Ogallala, the grounds of North Park provide a space of stillness, marking a point of rest amidst the prairie wind that perpetually stirs the dry, sun-warmed dust of the plains.

History lingers in the dust of the Ogallala Trail, a path once marked by the heavy movement of cattle and the persistent ambition of early settlers. The economy of Ogallala remains tied to the cycles of the earth, defined by the productivity of the surrounding ranchlands and the rhythmic demands of agriculture that have sustained the region for generations. Life in Ogallala moves with a measured, deliberate pace, where the shadow of the county-seat clock tower counts the hours against a backdrop of wide, open space. People navigate their daily routines with an awareness of the land’s stubborn resilience, finding a distinct, quiet grace in the way the evening sun turns the prairie grasses to pale gold before the stars claim the immense, dark vault of the Nebraska sky.

About This Ogallala Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ogallala, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.128048, -101.719618. 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 Ogallala includes the ZIP code (69153), telephone area code (308), county seat of Keith County (Ogallala), and school district assignment (Ogallala 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.