Panama Nebraska Map

About Panama, Nebraska

Panama is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 319.5 people per km². Panama is located at 40.5978°N, 96.5108°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Panama is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68419.

Panama occupies a quiet stretch of the Nebraska plains where the horizon acts as the primary authority over the landscape. It lies 16.2 miles south-southeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 150°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Hickman. The North Fork Big Nemaha River carves a deliberate path through the earth nearby, its slow, dark currents providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the surrounding fields. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of N F Big Nemaha Reservoir 23-B reflect the vast, unencumbered sky, catching the sharp, golden light of the late afternoon. The land itself is a study in subtle shifts of elevation, where tallgrass and shortgrass prairie grasses ripple in the wind, creating a rhythmic, terrestrial tide that moves across the open ground.

Agriculture remains the singular, enduring heartbeat of Panama, defining the economic cycles that govern the seasons. The local character is shaped by the disciplined labor of the harvest and the persistent, quiet resilience that defines life in this region. Residents occasionally venture three miles out to the Hedgefield Wildlife Management Area to observe the native prairie habitat, or they look toward the Hickman Trail, located seven miles away, for a clearer path through the tall, swaying vegetation. There is a profound honesty in the way the sunlight fades over the silos and barns, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the expansive, open nature of the country. Panama persists as a place where the stillness is not an absence of activity, but a deliberate, measured pace of life kept in harmony with the turning of the soil.

About This Panama Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Panama, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.597778, -96.510848. 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 Panama includes the ZIP code (68419), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Norris School District 160).

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.