Town guide

Mount Charleston, Nevada

Mount Charleston is a community in Clark County, Nevada, home to about 465 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 89124.

Homes sold for a median of $421 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population46516 per sq mi
Median home value$684,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$421Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mount Charleston

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Mount Charleston

Distances

Nearest major airportHarry Reid International Airport (LAS)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Las Vegas, NV18 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA234 miles away

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

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

Who represents Mount Charleston

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

Mount Charleston had 314 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 80th largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.

Clark County grew from 3,321 residents in 1910 to 2,265,461 in 2020.

Mount Charleston population by census2000: 285, 2010: 357, 2020: 314285200035720103142020

Clark County, 1910–2020

Clark County population, 1910 to 20201910: 3,321, 1920: 4,859, 1930: 8,532, 1940: 16,414, 1950: 48,289, 1960: 127,016, 1970: 273,288, 1980: 463,087, 1990: 741,459, 2000: 1,375,765, 2010: 1,951,269, 2020: 2,265,4613K’10’209K’30’4048K’50’60273K’70’80741K’90’002.0M’102.3M’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 101°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 4.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount CharlestonJan: high 57°F, low 31°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 61°F, low 34°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 68°F, low 39°F, 0.6 in; Apr: high 76°F, low 45°F, 0.3 in; May: high 85°F, low 53°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 96°F, low 61°F, 0.1 in; Jul: high 101°F, low 68°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 100°F, low 66°F, 0.3 in; Sep: high 92°F, low 58°F, 0.3 in; Oct: high 79°F, low 46°F, 0.4 in; Nov: high 66°F, low 36°F, 0.3 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 30°F, 0.4 in57°31°Jan0.661°34°Feb0.868°39°Mar0.676°45°Apr0.385°53°May0.296°61°Jun0.1101°68°Jul0.5100°66°Aug0.392°58°Sep0.379°46°Oct0.466°36°Nov0.356°30°Dec0.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Desert Nwr, NV weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Clark County

974,603 jobs at 54,202 businesses in Clark County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Clark CountyHotels and restaurants: 264,881 jobs; Retail trade: 121,153 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 108,562 jobs; Construction: 76,796 jobs; Administrative and support: 71,549 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 54,302 jobs; Professional services: 50,641 jobs; Finance and insurance: 32,477 jobsHotels and restaurants 27% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 11% Construction 8% Administrative and support 7% Transportation and warehousing 6% Professional services 5% Finance and insurance 3%

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

Health care

24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Charleston.

Nearest hospitals

  • Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Las Vegas14.4 miles
  • Summerlin Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Las Vegas19.3 miles
  • Mountainview HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Las Vegas19.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers24

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 Mount Charleston

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Desert View Natural Environment Area3.3 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles 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 Mount Charleston

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

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lundy Earl B ESMt CharlestonPre-K–5—Public14.5 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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