Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Amargosa Valley
Aerial view
Aerial view
Nickname: 
Valley of Faith
Motto: 
The Jewel of Nye County
Amargosa Valley is located in Nevada
Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley
Location in Nevada
Amargosa Valley is located in the United States
Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley
Amargosa Valley (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°38′38″N 116°24′01″W / 36.64389°N 116.40028°W / 36.64389; -116.40028
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyNye
Founded1905 (1905)
Named forAmargosa River
Area
 • Total
98.66 sq mi (255.53 km2)
 • Land98.66 sq mi (255.53 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
2,664 ft (812 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,064
 • Density10.78/sq mi (4.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89020
Area code775
FIPS code32-01000
GNIS feature ID858057[2]
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[3]

Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is an unincorporated town[4] located on U.S. Route 95 in Nye County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amargosa Valley, Nevada
  3. ^ a b "Amargosa Valley". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. December 12, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "Nye County Code - Section 18.04.010: Formation of Town". Sterling Codifiers. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.

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