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Pahrump
Nye County,
Zip Code
The Heart of the New Old West
Sunny Days and Western Ways
The Nevada state capital is Carson City.
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Zip Codes
89041, 89048, 89060
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Statistics & Facts
The population of Pahrump is approximately 36,441 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 11,651 (2000).
The amount of land area in Pahrump is 717.611 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Pahrump is 364 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Pahrump to Washington DC is 2219 miles. The distance to the Nevada state capital is 290 miles. (as the crow flies)
Pahrump is positioned 36.25 degrees north of the equator and 116.01 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Pahrump elevation is 2,695 feet above sea level.
The city tree is the Salt Cedar.
The city bird is the Quail.
The Pahrump city color is Blue.
Pahrump per capita income is $19,506 (2009).
Pahrump median income is $39,370 (2009).
The Pahrump median home price is $133,398 (2009).
Pahrump miscellany.
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Location
Pahrump location: southwest corner of Nye County, 63 miles northwest of Las Vegas, eight miles from the California border. The Valley is 28 miles long and 8.5 miles wide. The Spring Mountains are to the east and the Nopah Mountains are to the West. Other nearby communities include: Crystal, Mount Charleston, Indian Springs, Sandy Valley and Amargosa Valley, all in Nevada and Death Valley, Shoshone and Tecopa, all in California. Here is a map page for Pahrump.
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Geography
The geography for Pahrump is a wide valley. The Pahrump valley is 26 miles long and 8 to 12 miles wide.
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Climate & Weather
The climate for Pahrump is dry. The Pahrump area is the driest region in the nation, with the lowest relative humidity. its sunny days number at least 216 each year, second only to YUma Arizona.
The weather in Pahrump is Clear and sunny most of the year with sunshine 216 days, cloudy and rainy 65 days and partly cloudy 84 days.
Pahrump average annual rainfall is 4.7 inches per year
Pahrump average annual humidity is 29
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History & History Related Items
Pahrump history: Pahrump is a Paiute word which means "water rock" or "place where big waters flow." Pah standing for water and Rimpi meaning stone or rock. In recent years reports have shown that the entire valley sits on a huge aquifer of about 22 million acre-feet of water. It is because of this water that most in the area began as farmers, mainly alfalfa and cotton. The area remained remote and fairly primitive until the 1960's. At this time, there were no paved roads or even telephone service here. As Las Vegas began to grow, interest in the Pahrump area also increased. Developers built the first road and phone lines were brought in. Since the late 1970's, Pahrump has grown tremendously. Farming has greatly diminished and the area has attracted a number of well-known residents, such as Michael Jackson.
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Attractions
Pahrump attractions: Pahrump Valley Speedway
Panorama Street, north of Basin Ave
Pahrump, NV
Phone: 702-328-8101 Pahrump Fair and Festival
Held each year the end of September PAHRUMP VALLEY VINEYARDS
Highway 160
Pahrump, Nevada
Phone: 775-727-6900
Toll-free: 800-368-9463
Open daily - reservations required
Add sparkle to your itinerary! Visit Nevada's only winery. Taste our award-winning wines, tour our elegant facility, then relax in our comfortable restaurant. You'll marvel at the view of Mt. Charleston towering over endless desert vistas while enjoying superb cuisine. So, next trip, "win(e)d" your way to Pahrump. Central Nevada Museum
1900 Logan Field Road
Tonopah, Nevada 89049 Pahrump Valley Museum & Historical Society
401 E. Basin Ave.
Pahrump, NV
Phone: 775-751-1970 Pahrump has a winery, two championship golf courses, a hotel, and several casinos, great people, and schools.....but no hospital! Art Bell from am radio fame, broadcasts nation wide from here in Pahrump. He tells tales of the strange and unusual.
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