Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 37 min5:27 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 42 min6:51 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 101°F, lows 68°FColdest month December: highs 57°F, lows 27°F5 in of rain a year, on about 14 dayswettest month February100 in of snow a year, on about 26 days126 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Pahrump 4 Nw station, 8 mi away; snow from Mt Charleston Fire Stn
Nearby landmarksStump Springsspring · 1.0 miIvanpah Springsspring · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIan Deutch Memorial Parkpark · 2.2 miPetrack Parkpark · 3.9 miAsh Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.7 mi · 24,346 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes146 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 29 Jun 199241 mi away, near Beatty, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 9 Aug 202638 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNye County, NV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHeat wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025338 of 365 days measured25 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 26, worst day 153main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nye County monitors, NV
Drinking waterGreat Basin Water Companyserves 12,255 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,637 ft804 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDesert View Hospital4.1 miPost officePahrump Post Office2.9 miPoliceNye County Sheriff's Office Headquarters3.9 miFire stationPahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Station 33.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHarry Reid International Airport LAS47 miInterstateI-1139 miUS highwayUS 9528 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89041 ZIP area.
