Plymouth Nebraska Map

About Plymouth, Nebraska

Plymouth is a locality in Jefferson County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 364. The population density is 444.8 people per km². Plymouth is located at 40.3031°N, 96.9889°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Plymouth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68424.

Plymouth occupies a quiet expanse of the Great Plains where the sky exerts a heavy, singular influence upon the low-slung horizon. It lies 13.0 miles west of Beatrice, NE (from Beatrice, NE: bearing 281°T), and is situated 15.3 miles northeast of Fairbury. The landscape surrounding Plymouth consists of expansive, working farmland that gives way to the subtle depressions of Cub Creek, three miles to the east, and the still, reflective surface of Freese Reservoir, which sits only a mile from the center. During the height of summer, the air grows thick with the scent of maturing corn and dry earth, while the light at dusk stretches long, amber shadows across the fields, lending the flat terrain a depth that belies its apparent simplicity.

History here is measured in the persistence of those who broke the stubborn sod to establish a life on the prairie, a legacy preserved eight miles away at the Homestead Land Grant and the adjacent Homestead Trail. The economy of Plymouth remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, with the town serving as a steady anchor for the families who manage the surrounding grain fields and pastures. Life proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned quality, defined by the seasonal labor of the harvest and the quiet endurance of a geography that demands patience. Even as the modern world accelerates, the residents of Plymouth maintain a connection to the soil, grounded by the wind that ripples through the grasses and the distant, unchanging line where the earth meets the vast Nebraska sky.

About This Plymouth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Plymouth, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.303058, -96.988919. 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 Plymouth includes the ZIP code (68424), telephone area code (402), county seat of Jefferson County (Fairbury), and school district assignment (Tri County 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.