Stanton Nebraska Map
Explore Stanton, Nebraska, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanton, NE street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
Interactive Map of Stanton, Nebraska
How to Use This Stanton, Nebraska Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stanton, Nebraska. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Nebraska or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Stanton and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
| City | Stanton |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| County | Stanton |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 41.950284 |
| Longitude | -97.223934 |
| Population | 1,702 |
| Density | 405.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 68779 |
| Area Code | 402 |
| County Seat | Stanton |
| School District | Stanton Community Schools |
About Stanton, Nebraska
Stanton is a locality in Stanton County, Nebraska, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,702. The population density is 405.1 people per km². Stanton is located at 41.9503°N, 97.2239°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 68779.
Stanton rests in a landscape where the sky is a boundless blue canvas, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of windbreaks standing sentinel against the prairie’s immensity. It lies 11.3 miles east-southeast of Norfolk, NE (from Norfolk, NE: bearing 118°T), and is situated 14.6 miles northeast of Madison. The land here is a study in subtle shifts, a soft undulation of earth that catches the light in liquid gold at dawn and a bruised violet at dusk, hinting at the vastness that stretches to a horizon that is the primary fact of life. The very air carries a dry, clean scent, a perfume of sun-baked soil and distant, unseen grasses, and the occasional creak of a weather vane atop a barn is the only punctuation in the profound quiet. The legacy of pioneers, echoing Willa Cather’s keen observations, is palpable in Stanton, a testament to resilience etched into the very grain of the place. The local economy, long tied to the fertile, though often parched, earth, hums with the quiet industry of agriculture and the sturdy backbone of cattle ranching that defines the surrounding Sandhills country. A proud clock tower, a county seat fixture, presides over the town square, its chimes marking the unhurried passage of days, a gentle reminder of a time when life moved to a different, more grounded cadence.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Maskentine Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 342° N
- Wood Duck Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 241° SW
- Red Fox Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 075° E
- Black Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 074° E
- Pilger Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.5 mi, 060° NE
- Ta Ha Zouka Park (Local Recreation) — 10.3 mi, 291° W
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 11.3 mi, 303° NW
- Desoto National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 66.9 mi, 115° SE · 16k acres
- Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 54.5 mi, 015° N · 870 acres
- Ponca State Park (State Park) — 51.1 mi, 030° NE
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About This Stanton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stanton, Nebraska — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.950284, -97.223934. 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 Stanton and Stanton County.
Detailed location data for Stanton includes the ZIP code (68779), telephone area code (402), county seat of Stanton County (Stanton), and school district assignment (Stanton Community 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 Stanton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
