{"id":6183,"date":"2023-07-22T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-22T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6183"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:59:37","slug":"clark-county-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/clark-county-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"Clark County, Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Clark County is a county in Nevada, United States, home to Las Vegas at the state&rsquo;s southern<br \/>\ntip. It had a population of 2,265,461 at the 2020 census, an estimated 2,407,226 by 2025, and<br \/>\ncovers 7,891 square miles (20,440 km2) centred near 36\u00b021\u2032N 115\u00b005\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas is the county seat and the county&rsquo;s largest city; its postal code is 89101. The<br \/>\ncounty holds 5 incorporated cities and dozens of unincorporated towns and census-designated<br \/>\nplaces, and it runs on Pacific Time. Its FIPS code is 32003.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Clark County<\/h2>\n<p>Clark County has 5 incorporated cities and more than 40 named unincorporated towns and<br \/>\ncensus-designated places (CDPs) &mdash; communities with no local government of their own,<br \/>\ngoverned directly by the county. Several of the unincorporated CDPs, including Paradise and<br \/>\nSpring Valley, outrank every incorporated city but Las Vegas and Henderson in population. The<br \/>\ntable below lists the 5 incorporated cities in full, then the largest unincorporated<br \/>\ncommunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Las Vegas<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>641,903<\/td>\n<td>89101&ndash;89199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Henderson<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>317,610<\/td>\n<td>89002, 89011&ndash;89052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Las Vegas<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>262,527<\/td>\n<td>89030&ndash;89086<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mesquite<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>20,471<\/td>\n<td>89027, 89034<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Boulder City<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>14,885<\/td>\n<td>89005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clark County&rsquo;s largest unincorporated CDPs, all part of the Las Vegas Valley urban area:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Paradise<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>191,238<\/td>\n<td>89109, 89119, 89121<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring Valley<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>215,597<\/td>\n<td>89102, 89117, 89147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enterprise<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>221,831<\/td>\n<td>89178, 89183<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunrise Manor<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>205,618<\/td>\n<td>89110, 89115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Whitney<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>49,061<\/td>\n<td>89122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winchester<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>36,403<\/td>\n<td>89109, 89119<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Summerlin South<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>30,744<\/td>\n<td>89135, 89138<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Laughlin<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>8,658<\/td>\n<td>89029<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bunkerville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>1,069<\/td>\n<td>89007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandy Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>89019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indian Springs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>912<\/td>\n<td>89018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Blue Diamond<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>268<\/td>\n<td>89004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Searchlight<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>445<\/td>\n<td>89046<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Overton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>89040<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Logandale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>89021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jean<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>89019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond those 16, roughly two dozen more named unincorporated communities exist across the<br \/>\ncounty&rsquo;s rural north and far south &mdash; among them Moapa, Cal-Nev-Ari, Nelson, Goodsprings,<br \/>\nMount Charleston and Coyote Springs &mdash; none large enough to carry a reliably sourced 2020 count<br \/>\non its own. Paradise&rsquo;s figure covers most of the Las Vegas Strip, though the Strip itself also<br \/>\ncrosses into Winchester and the city of Las Vegas at its northern end.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>89101 &mdash; downtown Las Vegas (also serves the wider 891xx block)<\/li>\n<li>89011&ndash;89052 &mdash; Henderson<\/li>\n<li>89030&ndash;89086 &mdash; North Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li>89027, 89034 &mdash; Mesquite<\/li>\n<li>89005 &mdash; Boulder City<\/li>\n<li>89029 &mdash; Laughlin<\/li>\n<li>89046 &mdash; Searchlight<\/li>\n<li>89018 &mdash; Indian Springs<\/li>\n<li>89007 &mdash; Bunkerville<\/li>\n<li>89019 &mdash; Jean and Sandy Valley, both served from the same rural route<\/li>\n<li>89021 &mdash; Logandale<\/li>\n<li>89040 &mdash; Overton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Blue Diamond and the smallest rural crossroads &mdash; Cal-Nev-Ari, Nelson, Goodsprings &mdash;<br \/>\nreceive mail under a neighboring town&rsquo;s ZIP rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Clark County occupies Nevada&rsquo;s southern tip in the Mojave Desert, where the Las Vegas Valley<br \/>\nbasin sits ringed by mountains &mdash; the Spring Mountains to the west, rising to 11,916 feet at<br \/>\nMount Charleston, and the Sheep and McCullough ranges elsewhere around the valley. Of its 8,061<br \/>\nsquare miles, 7,891 are land and 170 are water &mdash; almost all of it Lake Mead, the reservoir<br \/>\nbehind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, which forms the county&rsquo;s southeastern border. The<br \/>\nColorado River also runs the length of the county&rsquo;s eastern edge past Laughlin.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln County lies to the north, Mohave County, Arizona, to the east across the Colorado<br \/>\nRiver, San Bernardino and Inyo Counties, California, to the south and west, and Nye County to<br \/>\nthe west. <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lincoln-county-nevada\/\">Lincoln County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mohave\/\">Mohave County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/san-bernardino-county\/\">San Bernardino County<\/a>,<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/inyo-county\/\">Inyo County<\/a> and<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/nye-county\/\">Nye County<\/a> all border Clark directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Clark County had a population of 2,265,461 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts<br \/>\nthe county near 2,407,226 residents. Las Vegas and Henderson are the two largest incorporated<br \/>\ncities, but the unincorporated CDPs of Enterprise, Spring Valley and Sunrise Manor each hold<br \/>\nmore people than every city except those two. Median household income runs $66,987, below<br \/>\nNevada&rsquo;s statewide 2023 ACS figure of $76,364. Population density works out to roughly 287<br \/>\npeople per square mile of land, though the county&rsquo;s population is overwhelmingly concentrated<br \/>\nin the Las Vegas Valley &mdash; 98.7 percent of residents live in urban areas, against 1.3 percent<br \/>\nin the rural north and south.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Leisure and hospitality dominate the county&rsquo;s economy, anchored by the resort corridors of<br \/>\nthe Las Vegas Strip in Paradise and Winchester and downtown Las Vegas&rsquo;s Fremont Street. The<br \/>\nClark County School District, with more than 30,000 employees, is the county&rsquo;s single largest<br \/>\nemployer. Henderson has built a second economic base in advanced manufacturing, data centers<br \/>\nand logistics, drawing companies including Amazon, Google and TIMET. Nellis Air Force Base,<br \/>\nnortheast of Las Vegas, and Creech Air Force Base, near Indian Springs, are major federal<br \/>\nemployers. The county&rsquo;s biggest annual events are New Year&rsquo;s Eve on the Strip and the Las<br \/>\nVegas Grand Prix Formula 1 race each November, both drawing crowds far beyond the county&rsquo;s own<br \/>\npopulation.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Nevada&rsquo;s legislature formed Clark County on 1 July 1909, carving it from the southern<br \/>\nportion of Lincoln County. It was named for William A. Clark, a Montana copper magnate and US<br \/>\nsenator who built the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad through the valley. Las<br \/>\nVegas, platted in 1905 as a railroad town, was incorporated as the county seat in 1911.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, from 1931 to 1936, built Boulder City as a<br \/>\nfederal company town to house the workforce and brought the first large wave of population<br \/>\ngrowth to the county. Nevada&rsquo;s 1931 legalization of gambling, combined with the dam workforce<br \/>\nand later the postwar resort boom on the Strip, turned Las Vegas from a rail depot into the<br \/>\ncounty&rsquo;s dominant industry.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 15 runs the length of the county from the California line through Las Vegas to<br \/>\nthe Utah border beyond. Interstate 11 connects Las Vegas to Boulder City and on to Arizona, and<br \/>\nInterstate 215 forms a beltway around the Las Vegas Valley. US 93 and US 95 also cross the<br \/>\ncounty.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Henderson &mdash; about 15 miles southeast of downtown Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li>Boulder City &mdash; about 25 miles southeast of downtown Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li>Mesquite &mdash; about 80 miles northeast of downtown Las Vegas<\/li>\n<li>Laughlin &mdash; about 100 miles south of downtown Las Vegas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harry Reid International Airport, just south of the Strip in Paradise, is the county&rsquo;s<br \/>\nmajor commercial airport. Amtrak does not currently serve Clark County; the nearest station is<br \/>\nin Kingman, Arizona.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Clark County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits at Nevada&rsquo;s southern tip in the Mojave Desert, bordered by Lincoln and Nye Counties in<br \/>\nNevada, Mohave County in Arizona, and San Bernardino and Inyo Counties in California.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Clark County?<\/strong><br \/>\n2,265,461 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 2,407,226.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Clark County?<\/strong><br \/>\n7,891 square miles (20,440 km2) of land, plus 170 square miles of water, mostly Lake Mead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Clark County?<\/strong><br \/>\nLas Vegas is the county seat and largest city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and cities are in Clark County?<\/strong><br \/>\nFive incorporated cities &mdash; Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Mesquite and Boulder City<br \/>\n&mdash; plus more than 40 unincorporated towns and census-designated places, including Paradise,<br \/>\nSpring Valley and Enterprise, each more populous than most of the incorporated cities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Clark County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n89101 through roughly 89199 for Las Vegas and the surrounding valley, 89002 and 89011&ndash;89052<br \/>\nfor Henderson, 89030&ndash;89086 for North Las Vegas, and separate codes for Mesquite, Boulder City<br \/>\nand the outlying rural towns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Clark County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on its southeastern border, and Red Rock Canyon in<br \/>\nthe Spring Mountains to the west.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/nevada\/\">Towns and villages in Nevada<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clark County is a county in Nevada, United States, home to Las Vegas at the state&rsquo;s southern tip. It had a population of 2,265,461 at the 2020 census, an estimated 2,407,226 by 2025, and covers 7,891 square miles (20,440 km2) centred near 36\u00b021\u2032N 115\u00b005\u2032W. 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