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Utica Nebraska Map

Explore Utica, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Utica, Nebraska

How to Use This Utica, Nebraska Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Utica, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Utica.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityUtica
StateNebraska (NE)
CountySeward County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude40.896122
Longitude-97.345324
Population840
Density703.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code68456
Area Code402
County SeatSeward
School DistrictCentennial Public Schools

About Utica, Nebraska

Utica is a locality in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 840. The population density is 703.5 people per km². Utica is located at 40.8961°N, 97.3453°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Utica is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68456.

Utica occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains where the horizon serves as the primary arbiter of the day. It lies 36.1 miles west of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 281°T), and is situated 13.0 miles east of York. The land here is defined by a rigorous, horizontal geometry, a vast stretch of prairie soil that shifts in color from the pale straw of winter to the deep, saturated green of midsummer corn. Only two miles distant, the modest banks of Sleepy Hollow Creek cut a shallow, meandering path through the earth, providing a thin ribbon of riparian shadow in an otherwise open expanse. Just a mile away, the Shypoke Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of native grasses and quiet cover, while the waters of Miller Reservoir sit three miles off, reflecting the immense, unbroken arch of the sky. As dusk settles, the light stretches thin and amber across the fields, turning the dust kicked up by passing machinery into a fine, glowing veil that settles over the stillness of the landscape.

Utica emerged from the nineteenth-century push toward the western frontier, built upon the promise of fertile soil and the steady, exacting labor of agriculture. The local economy remains tethered to this legacy, sustained by the rhythm of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life for those who remain. Grain elevators stand as the singular, vertical sentinels of the region, marking the center of local commerce and the endurance of an agrarian identity that values resilience over speed. The character of Utica is found in the deliberate habits of its people, in the way the quiet of the plains is respected rather than filled, and in the unadorned architecture that stands against the wind. It is a place where the history of the homestead is not merely recalled, but practiced in the daily maintenance of fences, the rotation of crops, and the long, contemplative view of the plains that defines the life of every inhabitant.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Shypoke Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 156° SE
  • North Lake Basin Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 350° N
  • Seward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 333° NW
  • York County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 277° W
  • Seward County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 122° SE
  • Mincks Park And Family Aquatic Center (Local Park) — 11.5 mi, 263° W
  • Crossing the Plains Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.2 mi, 246° SW
  • Clayton Museum of Ancient History (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 261° W
  • Cornerstone Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 12.4 mi, 267° W
  • Anna Bemis Palmer Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 262° W
  • Heartfelt Memorial (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 084° E
  • Bartels Museum of Rocks and Minerals (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 084° E
  • Stage (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 319° NW
  • Saline County Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 145° SE
  • Branched Oak Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.1 mi, 073° E
  • War Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 333° NW
  • Pawnee Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 096° E
  • Branched Oak State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 23.7 mi, 077° E
  • Cassell Open Air Theatre (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 132° SE
  • Legendary Josh Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 29.3 mi, 094° E
  • Verley Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 30.5 mi, 107° E
  • Hilltop Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 106° E
  • Bison Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 30.7 mi, 106° E
  • Lincoln Aviation Personalities Before 1930 Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 097° E
  • Hamilton County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 254° W · 324 acres
  • Detroit-Lincoln-Denver Highway Marker (Attraction) — 33.2 mi, 100° E
  • Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center (Cinema) — 34.0 mi, 099° E
  • Robber's Cave Tours (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 103° E
  • Saline Fsa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.9 mi, 165° S · 124 acres
  • Eugene T. Mahoney State Park (State Park) — 54.1 mi, 081° E

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About This Utica Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Utica, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.896122, -97.345324. 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 Utica includes the ZIP code (68456), telephone area code (402), county seat of Seward County (Seward), and school district assignment (Centennial Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.