Westerville Nebraska Map

About Westerville, Nebraska

Westerville is a locality in Custer County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 19. The population density is 41.4 people per km². Westerville is located at 41.3961°N, 99.3809°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68881.

Westerville lies beneath a sky that stretches wide and impossibly blue, a vast canvas over the gently rolling plains of Custer County. It lies 50.6 miles north-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 342°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north of Ansley. The land here is a tapestry of amber and gold in the late summer sun, fields of corn and wheat rippling like a sea under the persistent prairie breeze. Scattered farmsteads, their silos like stoic sentinels, punctuate the horizon, each a small island of human endeavor in the immensity of the landscape. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a mingling of sun-baked earth and the distant perfume of ripening crops, a scent that seems to whisper of open spaces and a life lived close to the land. The history of Westerville is as deeply rooted as the grasses that once dominated this terrain, a testament to the resilience of those who settled these wide-open spaces. The local economy, like many in this region, finds its strength in the fertile soil, the grain elevators standing as proud monuments to the agricultural bounty of the land. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling crowds, Westerville holds a quiet dignity, its days marked by the steady rhythm of the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. The subtle glow of a porch light against the deepening twilight speaks of a community where neighbors still know each other's names and the simple acts of life unfold with a quiet grace.

About This Westerville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westerville, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.396119, -99.380936. 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 Westerville and Custer County.

Detailed location data for Westerville includes the ZIP code (68881), telephone area code (308), county seat of Custer County (Broken Bow), and school district assignment (Ansley 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 Westerville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.