Prairie Home Nebraska Map

About Prairie Home, Nebraska

Prairie Home is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 32.1 people per km². Prairie Home is located at 40.8647°N, 96.5208°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68527.

Prairie Home occupies a vast expanse of open, high-plains landscape where the horizon serves as the primary constant, pulling the eye toward an infinite sky. It lies 8.9 miles east-northeast of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 60°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south of Waverly. The terrain is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of the earth, covered in a resilient mix of grasses that shift from pale ochre to deep emerald depending on the season’s rain. Three miles away, the quiet presence of Jones Reservoir offers a reflective stillness to the landscape, while the nearby banks of Camp Creek provide a sheltered corridor for cottonwoods and local wildlife to thrive. At dusk, the quality of light here possesses a peculiar, translucent clarity, turning the long shadows of the prairie into deep indigo pools that make the immense stillness feel almost tangible.

Prairie Home maintains an economy deeply rooted in the cycles of the soil, where the labor of agricultural production dictates the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. The heritage of the region is whispered in the persistent, dry rustle of corn stalks and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that dots the surrounding fields. Residents often look toward the Murdock Trail Corridor for recreation, finding a sense of connection to the land that remains largely unchanged by the frantic pace of modern centers. While the Eighty-Fourth Street Trail remains five miles away, its existence marks the quiet reach of connectivity in an otherwise solitary expanse. Here, the history of the plains is not a matter of archives, but a living practice of endurance and respect for the wide, unchanging reach of the Nebraska earth.

About This Prairie Home Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Prairie Home, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.864721, -96.520843. 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 Prairie Home includes the ZIP code (68527), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Waverly School District 145).

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.