Town guide

Nellis AFB, Nevada

Nellis AFB is a community in Clark County, Nevada, home to about 5,087 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 89191, and parts of 89115 are in Nellis AFB too.

Homes sold for a median of $231 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population5,0871,857 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$231Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Nellis AFB

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Nellis Afb, NV89191Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

Mostly Nellis AFB

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Around Nellis AFB

Distances

Nearest major airportHarry Reid International Airport (LAS)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+North Las Vegas, NV5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA243 miles away

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

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

Who represents Nellis AFB

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

Nellis AFB had 4,379 residents in the 2020 census, down 51% since 2000.

It’s the 33rd largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.

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

Nellis AFB population by census2000: 8,896, 2010: 3,187, 2020: 4,3798,89620003,18720104,3792020

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 106°F in summer, and winter lows average 37°F. About 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Nellis AFBJan: high 61°F, low 38°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 65°F, low 41°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 73°F, low 49°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 80°F, low 55°F, 0.2 in; May: high 89°F, low 64°F, 0.2 in; Jun: high 101°F, low 73°F, 0 in; Jul: high 106°F, low 79°F, 0.3 in; Aug: high 104°F, low 78°F, 0.3 in; Sep: high 97°F, low 70°F, 0.3 in; Oct: high 84°F, low 57°F, 0.4 in; Nov: high 70°F, low 45°F, 0.3 in; Dec: high 59°F, low 37°F, 0.5 in61°38°Jan0.665°41°Feb0.873°49°Mar0.580°55°Apr0.289°64°May0.2101°73°Jun0.0106°79°Jul0.3104°78°Aug0.397°70°Sep0.384°57°Oct0.470°45°Nov0.359°37°Dec0.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N Las Vegas, NV weather station (3 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

631 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Nellis AFB.

Nearest hospitals

  • North Vista HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · North Las Vegas4.1 miles
  • Va Southern Nevada Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · N. Las Vegas5.2 miles
  • Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - North Las VegasGeneral hospital · emergency room · North Las Vegas6.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors101
Specialist doctors246
Dentists57
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants103
Mental health providers78
Physical and occupational therapists33
Optometrists13

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 Nellis AFB

Parks (3 nearby)

  • Nellis Meadows Park · 19 acres0.6 mi
  • Martin Luther King Park · 9 acres1.3 mi
  • Freedom Park · 9 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Neighborhood Market2.3 mi
  • Albertsons2.6 mi
  • Marketon3.2 mi
  • Power Solar Las Vegas3.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.7 mi
  • Walgreens2.4 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.5 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.1 mi

Libraries

  • Sunrise Library3.0 mi
  • North Las Vegas Library3.7 mi
  • East Las Vegas Library4.5 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Nellis Petting Zoo0.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Cashman Center5.1 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Sunrise Manor and North Las Vegas.

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