Roca Nebraska Map

About Roca, Nebraska

Roca is a locality in Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States. It is a small community with a population of 201. The population density is 558.3 people per km². Roca is located at 40.6575°N, 96.6581°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roca is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 68430.

Roca defines itself by the slow, deliberate crawl of Salt Creek, which carves a shallow, winding path through the heavy prairie soil. It lies 9.9 miles south of Lincoln, NE (from Lincoln, NE: bearing 177°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-northwest of Hickman. The landscape around Roca stretches toward a wide, unblinking horizon, where the tallgrass prairie shivers under the weight of an immense, cloud-streaked sky. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of the Roca Subwatershead Reservoir catches the amber light of late afternoon, reflecting the stillness of the surrounding plains. To the west, the land rises into subtle, wind-swept undulations, offering a vantage point where the scent of dry earth and ripening grain lingers in the air. This expanse is marked by the Schaefer Tract, an austere stretch of preserved land that keeps the memory of the wild grass intact against the encroachment of modern industry.

History in Roca persists in the quiet endurance of its geography, which long ago dictated the patterns of settlement for those who arrived to break the stubborn sod. The economy here remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, a cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pulse of daily life more surely than any clock. Those who wander the area may find their way to the Hickman Trail, a path that invites travelers to trace the older routes that once connected these isolated homesteads to the wider world. Life in Roca maintains a steady, unremarkable grace, valuing the solidity of the soil and the clarity of the air above the noise of more crowded places. It is a location of profound patience, where the light at dusk turns the fields into a deep, bruised violet, marking the end of another day spent working the land.

About This Roca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roca, Nebraska. Coordinates: 40.657501, -96.658073. 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 Roca includes the ZIP code (68430), telephone area code (402), county seat of Lancaster County (Lincoln), and school district assignment (Norris School District 160).

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.