Mountain City is a community in Elko County, Nevada, home to about 16 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 89831.
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)120 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Elko Regional Airport (EKO)71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV258 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA556 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 123rd largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.
Elko County grew from 5,688 residents in 1900 to 53,702 in 2020.
Elko County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 12.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 117 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wild Horse Rsvr, NV weather station (16 miles away).
21,652 jobs at 1,185 businesses in Elko County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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