Ralston, Nebraska

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Omaha. It lies just north of Ralston and has a population of 390,007 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lincoln. It is located about 43 miles [69 km] to the southwest of Ralston and has a population of 225,581 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carter Lake (IA)	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	3,268	0.62% increase
	Council Bluffs (IA)	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	59,536	2.18% increase
	Glenwood (IA)	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	5,646	5.38% increase
	Harlan (IA)	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,986	5.6% decrease
	Red Oak (IA)	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	5,683	8.29% decrease
	Shenandoah (IA)	SE	46 mi [74 km]	4,944	10.85% decrease
	Bellevue	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	49,699	11.98% increase
	Blair	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	7,789	3.69% increase
	Elkhorn	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Fremont	NW	28 mi [45.06 km]	25,224	0.2% increase
	La Vista	S	Less than 2 mi	16,643	42.26% increase
	Nebraska City	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,032	2.71% decrease
	Papillion	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	23,739	45.08% increase
	Plattsmouth	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,902	0.22% increase
	Wahoo	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	3,966	0.61% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Crescent (IA)	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	512	4.66% decrease
	Pacific City (IA)	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Pacific Junction (IA)	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	510	0.59% increase
	Bennington	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,014	8.22% increase
	Boys Town	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	977	19.44% increase
	Cedar Creek	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	398	0.51% increase
	Chalco	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Elk City	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Fort Calhoun	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	908	6.07% increase
	Gretna	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	6,572	179.07% increase
	Louisville	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,039	0.67% decrease
	South Bend	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	84	2.33% decrease
	Springfield	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,563	7.79% increase
	Washington	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	135	7.14% increase
	Waterloo	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	829	80.61% increase

Douglas County

Ralston is located in Douglas County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas: Dodge, Washington, Pottawattamie (IA), Sarpy and Saunders.

While not sharing a border with Douglas, the following counties are close to Ralston: Cass, Mills (IA) and Harrison (IA).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ralston
	Fremont County (IA)	SE	Bartlett (IA)	25 miles [40 km]
	Harrison County (IA)	N	California Junction (IA)	24 miles [38 km]
	Mills County (IA)	SE	Folsom (IA)	13 miles [20 km]
	Montgomery County (IA)	E	Wales (IA)	37 miles [59 km]
	Pottawattamie County (IA)	NE	Carter Lake (IA)	8 miles [12 km]
	Cass County	S	Cullom	10 miles [16 km]
	Dodge County	NW	Fremont	28 miles [45 km]
	Lancaster County	SW	Waverly	32 miles [51 km]
	Otoe County	S	Wyoming	32 miles [51 km]
	Sarpy County	S	La Vista	1 miles [1 km]

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