Welcome to Valley ...

The city of Valley is located in Douglas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valley has a population of 2,887 people<3> (see below for details).

Valley is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

Websites for Valley ...

Official Website: www.valleyne.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valley had an population of 2,887 people. This is an increase of 53.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 61.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley had a population of 1,875 people. This makes Valley the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Valley represents 0.1% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 60th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,875 people, the population of Valley increased 4.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,788 people).

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

Communities Also Named Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 33 communities that are also named Valley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Valley ...

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

• Omaha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <6>
• Fremont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <6>
• Papillion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <6>
• La Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <6>
• Blair
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <6>
• Ralston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
• Elkhorn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <6>
• Gretna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
• Wahoo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Ashland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley ...

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

Adding Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley post office opened in 1869.

We also found Valley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Valley: www.valleyne.org/

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

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