Washington Nebraska Map

About Washington, Nebraska

Washington is a locality in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 243.0 people per km². Washington is located at 41.3975°N, 96.2081°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68068.

Washington unfolds across the Nebraska plains as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, winding path of Washington Creek. It lies 15.1 miles north-northwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 349°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northeast of Valley. The landscape here favors the vast, open horizon, where the light at dusk stretches thin and amber over the prairie grass, casting long, lean shadows that seem to anchor the terrain to the earth. Two miles away, the surface of Newport Landing Lake holds a mirror to the shifting clouds, providing a still, reflective reprieve from the rhythmic motion of the wind across the fields. The air carries the scent of dry soil and coming rain, a clean, sharp atmosphere that distinguishes the local climate from the more humid reaches of the country.

Washington exists as a quiet testament to the agricultural persistence that settled these high, grassy reaches of the state. The local economy remains deeply tied to the fertile soil and the seasonal cycles of the harvest, with the daily life of the residents moving in cadence with the demands of the land. Not far from the center of activity, Johns-Bohn Park offers a modest space for reflection, where the quietude of the surrounding fields is preserved for those who seek a moment of stillness. While the distant peak of Skunk Hill remains a faint, hazy silhouette on the edge of the world, the people of Washington find their sense of place in the immediate, tangible reality of the plains, where the work of the day leaves a quiet satisfaction in its wake.

About This Washington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washington, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.397497, -96.208075. 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 Washington includes the ZIP code (68068), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Washington County (Blair), and school district assignment (Bennington 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.