Venango Nebraska Map

About Venango, Nebraska

Venango is a locality in Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 80.1 people per km². Venango is located at 40.7636°N, 102.0407°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Venango is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 69168.

Venango occupies a portion of the high plains where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching in a vast, pale dome over the expanse of shortgrass prairie. It lies 71.1 miles west-southwest of North Platte, NE (from North Platte, NE: bearing 250°T), and is situated 18.5 miles northeast of Holyoke. The terrain holds a quiet, austere geometry, defined by the subtle shifts in elevation that catch the long, golden shadows of late afternoon. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Sand Creek marks the landscape, its banks lined with the muted colors of native grasses that sway in the persistent wind. Further out, the horizon remains the primary fact of existence, interrupted only by the distant silhouette of Goddard Peak, a faint suggestion of stone against the infinite blue.

Venango maintains a rhythmic, steady life centered on the cycles of agriculture and the patient labor of those who cultivate the surrounding soil. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the land, drawing sustenance from the deep, fertile earth that has supported generations of settlers. Eight miles away, the geography shifts toward the basin of Sand Draw and the waters of Sand Creek Reservoir, areas that provide a necessary respite from the heat of the growing season. Those seeking the quietude of the natural world often turn toward the Sand Draw State Wildlife Area, where the stillness of the prairie mirrors the unpretentious character of the people who call Venango home.

About This Venango Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Venango, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.763608, -102.040738. 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 Venango includes the ZIP code (69168), telephone area code (308), county seat of Perkins County (Grant), and school district assignment (Perkins County 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.