Red Cloud Nebraska Map

About Red Cloud, Nebraska

Red Cloud is a locality in Webster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 934. The population density is 372.4 people per km². Red Cloud is located at 40.0889°N, 98.5195°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68970.

Red Cloud rests in a land where the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, pale blue canvas brushed with the softest clouds. It lies 35.0 miles south-south-west of Hastings, NE (from Hastings, NE: bearing 191°T), and is situated 17.2 miles south-south-west of Blue Hill. The terrain here is a study in gentle swells and shallow valleys, the rich, dark soil of the prairie giving way to fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like an emerald sea under the summer sun. Scattered farmsteads, their white paint a stark contrast against the verdant landscape, dot the horizon, their silos standing like silent sentinels. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, earthy scent of tilled land and the distant lowing of cattle, a balm to the senses. As dusk settles, the light softens, bathing the fields in a warm, honeyed glow that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the western plains. This is a place shaped by the enduring spirit of the prairie and the quiet persistence of its people, a history woven into the very fabric of Red Cloud. The local economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture forming the bedrock of its existence, the bounty of its harvests a testament to generations of hard work. It’s a place where stories, both grand and humble, find a home, perhaps most famously through the literary legacy of Willa Cather, whose novels captured the essence of this very landscape and the lives lived within it. The old courthouse, with its sturdy brick façade, stands as a silent witness to the town's past, its clock tower a familiar landmark against the expansive Nebraska sky. Life in Red Cloud moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the earth.

About This Red Cloud Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Red Cloud, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.088902, -98.519505. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Red Cloud and Webster County.

Detailed location data for Red Cloud includes the ZIP code (68970), telephone area code (308), county seat of Webster County (Red Cloud), and school district assignment (Red Cloud Community Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Red Cloud is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.