Tonopah, Nevada
Tonopah, Nevada | |
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Central Tonopah from the south | |
| Nickname: Queen of the Silver Camps | |
| Motto: Visit Today & Mine Away | |
Tonopah, Nevada, is located in the Tonopah Basin near the Esmeralda County border. | |
Tonopah Location of Tonopah in Nevada and the US Tonopah Tonopah (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°4′2″N 117°13′48″W / 38.06722°N 117.23000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Nye |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Named after | Shoshoni language |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Scott Hammond (R) |
| • Assembly | Gregory Hafen II (R) |
| • U.S. Congress | Steven Horsford (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.26 sq mi (23.98 km2) |
| • Land | 9.26 sq mi (23.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,047 ft (1,843 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,179 |
| • Density | 235.4/sq mi (90.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 89049 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-73600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0845985 |
| Website | http://www.tonopahnevada.com/ |
| Reference no. | 15 |
Tonopah (/ˈtoʊnəˌpɑː/ TOHN-ə-pah, Shoshoni language: Tonampaa) is an unincorporated town in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Nye County. Nicknamed the Queen of the Silver Camps for its mining-rich history, it is now primarily a tourism-based resort city, notable for attractions like the Mizpah Hotel and the Clown Motel.
Tonopah is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95, approximately midway between Las Vegas and Reno. In the 2020 census, the population was 2,179. The census-designated place (CDP) of Tonopah has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42 km2), all land.