Lincoln, Nebraska

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Omaha. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of Lincoln and has a population of 390,007 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bellevue. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of Lincoln and has a population of 44,382 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beatrice	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	12,769	2.18% increase
	Crete	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	6,241	3.53% increase
	David City	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,474	4.74% decrease
	Elkhorn	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	---
	Fremont	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
	La Vista	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	16,643	42.26% increase
	Nebraska City	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,032	2.71% decrease
	Papillion	NE	41 mi [66 km]	23,739	45.08% increase
	Plattsmouth	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,902	0.22% increase
	Ralston	NE	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,095	3.47% decrease
	Schuyler	NW	48 mi [77.2 km]	5,163	3.87% decrease
	Seward	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	6,841	8.26% increase
	Wahoo	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	3,966	0.61% increase
	Waverly	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,199	30.68% increase
	York	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	7,870	2.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alvo	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	139	2.11% decrease
	Bennet	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	732	28.42% increase
	Ceresco	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	857	6.85% decrease
	Davey	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	164	7.19% increase
	Denton	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	221	16.93% increase
	Eagle	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,132	2.44% increase
	Gaslight Village	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Greenwood	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	581	6.8% increase
	Hickman	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,627	50.09% increase
	Malcolm	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	483	16.95% increase
	Palmyra	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	533	2.38% decrease
	Pleasant Dale	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	245	---
	Raymond	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	224	20.43% increase
	Roca	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	218	0.91% decrease
	Sprague	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	147	0.68% increase

Lancaster County

Lincoln is located in Lancaster County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lancaster: Butler, Cass, Gage, Johnson, Otoe, Saline, Saunders and Seward. Although it doesn't share a border with Lancaster, Sarpy it is close to Lincoln.

Below are counties that are near Lincoln (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lincoln:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lincoln
	Butler County	NW	Dwight	25 miles [40 km]
	Cass County	E	Eagle	13 miles [20 km]
	Douglas County	NE	Venice	33 miles [53 km]
	Gage County	S	Cortland	21 miles [33 km]
	Jefferson County	SW	Plymouth	38 miles [61 km]
	Johnson County	SE	Sterling	28 miles [45 km]
	Otoe County	SE	Palmyra	16 miles [25 km]
	Saline County	SW	Crete	19 miles [30 km]
	Sarpy County	NE	Beacon View	25 miles [40 km]
	Saunders County	N	Ceresco	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Nebraska<3>

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