Wakefield Nebraska Map

About Wakefield, Nebraska

Wakefield is a locality in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,522. The population density is 553.3 people per km². Wakefield is located at 42.2692°N, 96.8650°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wakefield is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68784.

Wakefield occupies a space where the horizon serves as the primary fact of life, an expanse of wide, open sky that presses down upon the grid of the plains. It lies 27.0 miles west-southwest of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-northeast of Wayne. The Logan Creek Dredge traces a deliberate, straightened path through the earth, carving a quiet channel that directs the movement of water across the flat, fertile ground. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the land stretches into a rhythmic succession of fields, occasionally broken by the distant, muted silhouette of Cottonwood Hill on the far edge of the traveler’s view. At dusk, the light here thins into a pale, bruised violet, catching the tops of the grasses and lending a sudden, sharp clarity to the silos and utility poles that mark the territory.

Wakefield maintains a character forged by the steady, labor-intensive cycle of agriculture, where the economy remains tethered to the health of the soil and the seasonal pulse of the harvest. Families have worked these tracts for generations, building a life that honors the quiet persistence of the prairie, far removed from the busier centers of commerce. While the pace of modern life continues to accelerate, the local atmosphere remains anchored by the modest, purposeful activities of those who sustain the region’s output. On quieter days, the distance to Fharenholtz Reservoir or the simple green space of Lions Club Park provides a necessary measure of stillness, reminding those who live here of the vast, unhurried scale of the landscape that surrounds them.

About This Wakefield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wakefield, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.269167, -96.865042. 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 Wakefield includes the ZIP code (68784), telephone area code (402), county seat of Dixon County (Ponca), and school district assignment (Wakefield 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.