Davey Nebraska Map

About Davey, Nebraska

Davey is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 338.5 people per km². Davey is located at 40.9875°N, 96.6661°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Davey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68336.

Davey occupies a quiet expanse of the Nebraska plains, where the horizon stretches as a thin, unwavering line against the expansive sky. It lies 13.0 miles north of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 0°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Waverly. Ash Hollow Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its presence marked by the shifting green of vegetation that persists despite the dry, persistent winds. To the north, the terrain rises in subtle, grass-covered swells, creating a topography defined more by the quality of light at dusk—which turns the prairie grasses into a sea of muted gold—than by any dramatic elevation. Nearby, the stillness of Snyder Reservoir offers a reflective surface that mirrors the vast, cloud-streaked canopy, while the Jack Sinn Memorial Wildlife Management Area preserves a fragment of the native prairie that once dominated this entire region.

Agricultural heritage remains the primary pulse of Davey, as the rhythm of the seasons dictates the slow turn of work in the surrounding fields. The local economy relies on the steady labor of those who cultivate the soil, maintaining a connection to the land that has persisted since the earliest settlers arrived to break the sod. Life here moves with a measured, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers or the reach of the Superior Street Trail located miles to the south. Residents navigate their days with a stoic appreciation for the openness of the plains, finding a particular beauty in the stark, unadorned clarity of the landscape and the way the shadows lengthen across the grain silos as the sun dips toward the edge of the world.

About This Davey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Davey, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.987501, -96.666124. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Davey includes the ZIP code (68336), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Raymond Central Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.