Wellfleet Nebraska Map

About Wellfleet, Nebraska

Wellfleet is a locality in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 103.6 people per km². Wellfleet is located at 40.7522°N, 100.7299°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 69170.

Wellfleet rests on a rolling prairie landscape, where the sky feels vast and boundless, a canvas for the slow march of clouds. It lies 86.4 miles west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 273°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north-west of Curtis. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, the earth a rich, dark loam that gives way to the gentle, sweeping contours of the plains. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, golden shadows that stretch across the fields, painting the grasses in hues of amber and rust. The air itself carries a clean, dry scent, a whisper of distant wheat and the faint, mineral tang of the soil. The history of Wellfleet is tied to the fertile ground and the determined spirit of those who first settled it. Early homesteaders, drawn by the promise of agricultural bounty, established a community that learned to thrive amidst the challenges of the open prairie. The local economy, historically rooted in farming and ranching, still relies on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ongoing cycle of harvest. Though times have changed, a quiet resilience persists, a reflection of the generations who have worked this soil and called Wellfleet home.

About This Wellfleet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wellfleet, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.75223, -100.729869. 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 Wellfleet and Lincoln County.

Detailed location data for Wellfleet includes the ZIP code (69170), telephone area code (308), county seat of Lincoln County (North Platte), and school district assignment (Maywood Public Schools). 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 Wellfleet is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.