Winnebago Nebraska Map

About Winnebago, Nebraska

Winnebago is a locality in Thurston County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 916. The population density is 1101.8 people per km². Winnebago is located at 42.2358°N, 96.4725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Winnebago is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68071.

Winnebago unfolds across a wide, windswept expanse where the earth meets the sky in a vast, uninterrupted line. It lies 16.7 miles south of South Sioux City, NE (from South Sioux City, NE: bearing 190°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-southwest of Sioux City. Omaha Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, its banks providing a sliver of shade amidst the open prairie grass that shivers under the relentless push of the wind. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Blackbird Hill, a silent observer of the seasons as they shift from the brittle gold of harvest to the stark, quiet gray of winter. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Overfelt Reservoir gather in a shallow basin, catching the amber light of late afternoon and holding it still against the encroaching dusk.

Winnebago serves as the center of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, grounding its identity in a deep, enduring heritage that influences the pace of every day. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the land and the initiatives of the tribal government, fostering a resilience that has outlasted generations of change. Residents look toward the Winnebago Bend Wildlife Management Area for a connection to the untamed prairie, a reminder of the terrain as it existed long before the current grid of roads and infrastructure took hold. Life here proceeds with a steady, deliberate gravity, defined less by the frantic speed of modern commerce and more by the enduring presence of the soil and the wind that carries the scent of the plains across the valley.

About This Winnebago Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winnebago, Nebraska. Coordinates: 42.235827, -96.472534. 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 Winnebago includes the ZIP code (68071), telephone area code (402, 531), county seat of Thurston County (Pender), and school district assignment (Winnebago 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.