Nebraska · Census place 3112315
David City, Nebraska
David City is a city in Butler County, Nebraska with an estimated 3,026 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 50th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,026
- #50 of 109 in Nebraska
- Change since 2020
- +0.9%
- +27 people
- Land area
- 4.2 sq mi
- + 0.04 sq mi water
- Density
- 722 / sq mi
- State median 1,829
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David City population, 2020 to 2024
David City added 27 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +8.
David City covers 4.19 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 722 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so David City is less dense than the typical town.
What county David City is in
All of David City's residents live in Butler County, which had 8,439 residents in 2024. David City holds 35.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in David City
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps David City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68632. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where David City is
The Census internal point of David City is at 41.253300, -97.126400. Lincoln, the capital, is 38.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Schuyler, NE (6,708 people), 14.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Lincoln, NE, 38.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 41.253300, -97.126400
- DMS
- 41°15'11.88"N 97°07'35.04"W
- UTM
- 14N 656971.5E 4568569.0N
- Geohash
- 9z6ftvfty
- Plus code
- 86H47V3F+8C
Daylight in David City
At 41.25° N, David City gets about 15 h 09 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 58 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near David City
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Schuyler, 14.0 miles away, with 6,708 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of David City, NE?
3,026 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 27 (0.9%) from 2,999 in July 2020.
What county is David City in?
Butler County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover David City?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68632.
How far is David City from Lincoln?
38.0 miles (61.1 km) in a straight line, heading SE from David City.
What is the nearest larger city to David City?
Schuyler, NE, with 6,708 residents, 14.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.