Ord Nebraska Map

About Ord, Nebraska

Ord is a locality in Valley County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,113. The population density is 388.3 people per km². Ord is located at 41.6033°N, 98.9262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ord is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68862.

Ord stretches across the high plains where the North Loup River carves a slow, deliberate path through the loess hills, anchoring the landscape in a wide, golden openness. It lies 55.8 miles north-northwest of Grand Island, NE (from Grand Island, NE: bearing 327°T), and is situated 39.4 miles east-northeast of Broken Bow. The horizon operates here as a primary fact of life, a sharp line where the deep blue of the sky meets the persistent, shifting grasses of the prairie. Five miles to the west, the water of Oldfather Reservoir remains still and glassy, reflecting the vastness of the heavens above the quiet terrain. While Happy Jack Peak rises in the distance as a subtle ripple against the clouds, the immediate ground is defined by the steady, rhythmic rise and fall of the earth, punctuated by the occasional shadow of a passing hawk.

Ord serves as a resilient center for the surrounding cattle country, where the local economy maintains a deep, functional tie to the cycles of the soil and the seasonal demands of agriculture. The architecture of the downtown district, marked by the steady presence of its county-seat clock tower, speaks to a history of pioneer endurance and the pragmatic spirit of those who first settled these plains. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a long afternoon, whether residents are traveling toward the recreational expanse of Sherman Reservoir or attending to the daily rhythms of the livestock trade. Beyond the town limits, the land opens into the rugged, quiet beauty of McDowell Canyon, where the air holds a dry, clean clarity and the evening light turns the surrounding fields into a muted, burnished copper.

About This Ord Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ord, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.603343, -98.926199. 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 Ord includes the ZIP code (68862), telephone area code (308), county seat of Valley County (Ord), and school district assignment (Ord 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.