Town guide

Lovelock, Nevada

Lovelock is a city in Pershing County, Nevada, home to about 1,481 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 89419.

Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population1,4811,722 per sq mi
Median home value$183,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Lovelock

1 ZIP code

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Around Lovelock

Distances

Nearest major airportReno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)83 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA426 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lovelock; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lovelock

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lovelock had 1,805 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 51st largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.

Pershing County grew from 2,803 residents in 1920 to 6,650 in 2020.

Lovelock population by census2000: 2,003, 2010: 1,894, 2020: 1,8052,00320001,89420101,8052020

Pershing County, 1920–2020

Pershing County population, 1920 to 20201920: 2,803, 1930: 2,652, 1940: 2,713, 1950: 3,103, 1960: 3,199, 1970: 2,670, 1980: 3,408, 1990: 4,336, 2000: 6,693, 2010: 6,753, 2020: 6,6503K’20’303K’40’503K’60’703K’80’907K’00’107K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 96°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 6.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LovelockJan: high 45°F, low 20°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 52°F, low 24°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 29°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 33°F, 0.6 in; May: high 77°F, low 42°F, 0.9 in; Jun: high 87°F, low 49°F, 0.6 in; Jul: high 96°F, low 56°F, 0.2 in; Aug: high 94°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Sep: high 85°F, low 45°F, 0.3 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 34°F, 0.5 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 25°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 19°F, 0.6 in45°20°Jan0.852°24°Feb0.661°29°Mar0.568°33°Apr0.677°42°May0.987°49°Jun0.696°56°Jul0.294°53°Aug0.285°45°Sep0.371°34°Oct0.555°25°Nov0.544°19°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lovelock, NV weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Pershing County

1,649 jobs at 71 businesses in Pershing County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pershing CountyMining, oil and gas: 627 jobs; Manufacturing: 546 jobs; Retail trade: 149 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 116 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 90 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 28 jobs; Professional services: 21 jobs; Information: 13 jobsMining, oil and gas 38% Manufacturing 33% Retail trade 9% Health care and social assistance 7% Hotels and restaurants 6% Transportation and warehousing 2% Professional services 1% Information 1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lovelock.

Nearest hospitals

  • Pershing General HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · LovelockUnder a mile
  • Banner Churchill Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Fallon51.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors8
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers5
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lovelock

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Lovelock City Park · 5 acres0.5 mi
  • Lover's Lock Plaza · 2 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Safeway0.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Pershing General Pharmacy0.8 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Pershing County Public Library0.4 mi
  • Lovelock Paiute Tribal Library0.9 mi

Museums

  • Marzen House Museum1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lovelock

Public schools here are run by Pershing. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lovelock Elementary SchoolLovelockPre-K–5301Public0.7 mi
Pershing County Middle SchoolLovelock6–8162Public0.5 mi
Pershing County High SchoolLovelock9–12187Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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