Nebraska · Census place 3126385

La Vista, Nebraska

La Vista is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska with an estimated 16,543 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 12th largest of 109 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
16,543
#12 of 109 in Nebraska
Change since 2020
-1.4%
-236 people
Land area
5.6 sq mi
Density
2,938 / sq mi
State median 1,829
Orange pin: La Vista. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lincoln.

La Vista population, 2020 to 2024

La Vista lost 236 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.4%. In the latest year it moved by +139. Among 32 Nebraska places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 29th; the median place changed by +0.4%. The median place of 5,000+ in Nebraska has 10,206 people, so La Vista is 1.6 times that size.

16.8k202016.7k202116.4k202216.4k202316.5k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 16,750. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

La Vista covers 5.63 square miles of land, for 2,938 people per square mile of land. The median Nebraska place of 5,000+ has 1,829, so La Vista is denser than the typical town.

What county La Vista is in

All of La Vista's residents live in Sarpy County, which had 204,828 residents in 2024. La Vista holds 8.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in La Vista

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Vista by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 68128. 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 La Vista is

The Census internal point of La Vista is at 41.181800, -96.068200. Lincoln, the capital, is 41.9 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Papillion, NE (25,248 people), 2.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE, 5.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.181800, -96.068200
DMS
41°10'54.48"N 96°04'5.52"W
UTM
14N 745904.6E 4563083.4N
Geohash
9z7dmbvm2
Plus code
86H55WJJ+PP

Daylight in La Vista

At 41.18° N, La Vista 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 57 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near La Vista

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nebraska, measured between internal points. The closest is Ralston, 2.0 miles away, with 6,443 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of La Vista, NE?

16,543 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 236 (1.4%) from 16,779 in July 2020.

What county is La Vista in?

Sarpy County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover La Vista?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 68128.

How far is La Vista from Lincoln?

41.9 miles (67.4 km) in a straight line, heading SW from La Vista.

What is the nearest larger city to La Vista?

Papillion, NE, with 25,248 residents, 2.7 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.