Welcome to Roca ...

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

The location of Roca has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roca has a population of 350 people<3> (see below for details).

Roca is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Roca: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roca had an population of 350 people. This is an increase of 59.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roca had a population of 220 people. This makes Roca the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Roca represents 0.01% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 326th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 220 people, the population of Roca has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 220 people).

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

Communities Also Named Roca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roca - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roca.

Communities near Roca ...

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

• Lincoln
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Crete
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Crete is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <6>
• Waverly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Wilber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • Wilber is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilber <6>
• Eagle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Bennet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <6>
• Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
• Firth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
  • Firth is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <6>
• Palmyra
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>
• Cortland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <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 Roca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roca.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roca. 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 Roca.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roca ...

Looking for more information about Roca? 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 Roca, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roca.

Adding Roca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roca 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 Roca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Roca post office opened in 1876.

We also found Roca in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roca. 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/