Welcome to Davey ...

The village of Davey is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Davey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Davey has a population of 154 people<2> (see below for details).

Davey is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Davey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Davey: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Davey: 68336<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Davey had an population of 154 people (or an increase of 0.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Davey had a population of 154 people. This makes Davey the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 154 people, the population of Davey has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 153 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Davey.

Communities near Davey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Davey.

• Lincoln
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
• Wahoo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
  • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <6>
• Waverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Eagle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Ceresco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
  • Ceresco is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceresco <6>
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Mead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
  • Mead is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <6>
• Valparaiso
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <6>
• Malcolm
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Malcolm is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcolm <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Davey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Davey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Davey. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Davey. See our Newspapers Page for Davey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Davey ...

Looking for more information about Davey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Davey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Davey.

Adding Davey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Davey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Davey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Davey post office opened in 1887.

We also found Davey on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Davey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Davey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancaster.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/