Walton Nebraska Map

About Walton, Nebraska

Walton is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 579. The population density is 69.6 people per km². Walton is located at 40.7986°N, 96.5620°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68520.

Walton rests where Nebraska's broad, rolling prairie meets the gentle inclination of the land, a place defined by the vast, luminous sky and the rich, dark soil that has yielded its bounty for generations. It lies 5.5 miles east of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 91°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-west of Waverly. The horizon here is a clean, unwavering line, often painted with the soft golds and bruised purples of sunset, and the air carries the faint, clean scent of ripening corn and distant hayfields. Farmsteads, like scattered islands in a sea of green and gold, punctuate the landscape, their windbreaks of cottonwoods whispering in the prevailing breeze. The terrain itself seems to sigh with a quiet resilience, a patient waiting for the sun and the rain. The history of Walton is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Lancaster County, a legacy of homesteaders who carved their livelihoods from this fertile ground. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of this farming community is evident in the sturdy grain elevators that stand sentinel against the sky and the quiet hum of activity at the local co-op. The economy, though modest, is sustained by the productivity of the surrounding fields, a testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the earth. In Walton, life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a rhythm dictated not by clocks but by the seasons and the steady unfolding of days.

About This Walton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Walton, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.798611, -96.561957. 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 Walton and Lancaster County.

Detailed location data for Walton includes the ZIP code (68520), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Waverly School District 145). 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 Walton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.