Waterloo Nebraska Map

About Waterloo, Nebraska

Waterloo is a locality in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 935. The population density is 559.7 people per km². Waterloo is located at 41.2869°N, 96.2856°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterloo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68069.

Waterloo occupies a low-lying stretch of the Platte River valley, where the Elkhorn River defines the western edge of the local geography with its persistent, winding course. It lies 10.0 miles northwest of Chalco, NE (from Chalco, NE: bearing 315°T), and is situated 3.6 miles east-southeast of Valley. The horizon remains the primary fact of life here, a vast expanse of open sky that presses down upon the flat, fertile plains and the quiet, green expanses of Waterloo Park. Light at dusk filters through the cottonwoods, turning the dust of the fields into a soft, golden haze that settles over the earth. The air here holds the scent of damp soil and drying stalks, a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the surrounding prairie. Only two miles away, the surface of Riverside Lakes reflects the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the steady, rhythmic movement of the river nearby.

Waterloo carries the quiet endurance of a settlement born from the push of the frontier, its history etched into the grain of the local agricultural economy and the steady work of the people who cultivate these plains. The pace of life is dictated by the seasons, a slow cycle of planting and harvest that mirrors the ancient rhythms of the land. While the Zorinsky Park Trail lies seven miles away, drawing those who seek to traverse the wider landscape, the immediate focus remains on the local fields and the quiet streets where the day begins and ends with the sun. There is a singular beauty in the way the shadows stretch across the fields as the temperature drops, a reminder that Waterloo is a place where the work of the hands and the scale of the earth are in constant, silent conversation.

About This Waterloo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterloo, Nebraska. Coordinates: 41.286943, -96.28558. 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 Waterloo includes the ZIP code (68069), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Douglas County (Omaha), and school district assignment (Douglas County West Community 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.