Living in Country around Lovelock, NV
Country around Lovelock is a rural area of about 4,595 people in Pershing County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Reno, NV and 209 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $715 a month.
4,595people
$190kTypical home
$715/moRent
95° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
286Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,595 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 99 mi to Reno, NV
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,196/mo)
- Median rent $715/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 32°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to RNO airport
- 98 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,255 ft
- 233 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 98 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pershing County: R+55 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk