Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:28 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:12 am – 4:34 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 45°F, lows 19°F5 in of rain a year, on about 15 dayswettest month May5 in of snow a year, on about 3 days66 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fallon Exp Stn station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoda Lakelake · 2.0 miLittle Soda Lakelake · 2.4 miWestern Nevada College - Fallon Campuscollege · 4.2 miTwenty Six Foot Dropwaterfall · 4.4 miOld River Reservoirreservoir · 5.5 miRattlesnake Hillpeak · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 17national wildlife refuge · 2.6 mi · 516 acresSoda Lake Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.4 mi · 994 acresStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 19national wildlife refuge · 4.6 mi · 64 acresStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 13national wildlife refuge · 5.6 mi · 54 acresStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 29national wildlife refuge · 5.8 miStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 4national conservation area · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes216 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 4+, 3 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 14 Apr 202616 mi away, near Silver Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202627 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChurchill County, NV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025293 of 344 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Churchill County monitors, NV
Drinking waterCity of Fallonserves 9,184 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,996 ft1,218 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBanner Churchill Community Hospital5.2 miPost officePony Express Post Office4.1 miTown hallFallon City Hall4.8 miPoliceChurchill County Sheriff's Office4.7 miFire stationFallon - Churchill Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWestern Nevada College - Fallon Campus4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO50 miInterstateI-8018 miUS highwayUS 502.8 miAmtrakReno, NV RNO52 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89407 ZIP area.
