Humboldt County is a county in Nevada, United States, in the state’s far north-northwest corner along the Oregon and Idaho lines. It had a population of 17,285 at the 2020 census and covers 9,658 square miles (25,010 km2) centred near 41°30′N 118°05′W.<\/p>\n
Winnemucca is the county seat and its postal code is 89445. The county has one incorporated city and about a dozen unincorporated communities, ghost towns, and mining camps, with no CDPs or towns of comparable size to Winnemucca. Humboldt County sits in the Pacific time zone and carries FIPS code 32013.<\/p>\n
Winnemucca is the only incorporated municipality in Humboldt County; every other place on the list below is unincorporated — a rural community, a former mining camp, a rail siding, or a scattered ranch crossroads. Several, including Comus, Cordero, Ellison, Getchell, and Platora, are historic mining sites that no longer have a resident population. Population and ZIP figures are shown only where verified; other cells read —.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnemucca<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 8,441<\/td>\n | 89445<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Denio<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89404<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Denio Junction<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Golconda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89414<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McDermitt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort McDermitt<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orovada<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paradise Valley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paradise Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Valmy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 89438<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Awakening<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bliss<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Comus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cordero<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Daveytown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dyke<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ellison<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Getchell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gouge Eye<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Happy Creek Station<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Herrin<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Knight<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Platora<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Preble<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pronto<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Quinn River Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Raglan<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Red House<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rose Creek<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sulphur<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tule<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Weso<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n McDermitt and Fort McDermitt sit on and near the Oregon line, split between Humboldt County and Malheur County, Oregon; Fort McDermitt is the seat of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, whose reservation straddles the state border. Denio likewise sits astride the Nevada–Oregon line, with the Nevada side counted here.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe county’s smaller mining camps and rail sidings have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the Winnemucca or Golconda post offices depending on location.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHumboldt County is a high desert basin-and-range county, crossed by the Humboldt River, which flows west through Winnemucca and Golconda on its way toward the Humboldt Sink. The Santa Rosa and Osgood mountain ranges rise along the northern and eastern edges of the county, and the Black Rock Desert reaches into its southwest corner. Public land, mostly managed by the Bureau of Land Management, covers the large majority of the county’s area.<\/p>\n Humboldt County borders Elko County to the east, Lander County to the southeast, Pershing County to the south, and Washoe County to the west. Its northern boundary runs along Oregon, and its far northeastern corner touches Idaho. Of the Nevada neighbors, Elko County<\/a>, Lander County<\/a>, Pershing County<\/a>, and Washoe County<\/a> each have their own Towns & Villages profile on this site.<\/p>\n Humboldt County had 17,285 residents at the 2020 census. Winnemucca is by far the largest community, with the balance of the population spread across Paradise Valley, Orovada, McDermitt, Golconda, and scattered ranches and mining sites. Household income in the county is tied closely to mining wages; the Nevada state median household income is $76,364. With roughly 9,658 square miles of land and 17,285 people, the county’s overall density is under two residents per square mile, among the lowest in the state.<\/p>\n Gold mining anchors the county’s economy. Nevada Gold Mines operates the Turquoise Ridge underground mine near Golconda, and the Marigold Mine runs south of Valmy along the Battle Mountain–Eureka trend; both are major employers alongside Humboldt General Hospital and the Humboldt County School District. Ranching and irrigated hay and alfalfa farming continue in Paradise Valley and Orovada. Winnemucca, sitting on Interstate 80, is also a trucking and travel-services hub for north-central Nevada. The county’s Basque heritage, brought by 19th- and 20th-century sheepherders, is celebrated each June at Winnemucca’s Basque Festival, with Basque restaurants operating in town year-round.<\/p>\n Humboldt County was created by the Nevada Territorial Legislature in 1861, one of the original nine counties formed at territorial organization, and takes its name from the Humboldt River, itself named for the Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. Winnemucca, the county seat, is named for Chief Winnemucca of the Northern Paiute. The county’s mining camps — among them Cordero, Getchell, and Rose Creek — boomed and mostly emptied out across the late 19th and 20th centuries as mercury, tungsten, and gold deposits were worked out or prices fell; several are recorded today only as place names on the map.<\/p>\n Interstate 80 runs east–west through Winnemucca, and U.S. Route 95 crosses the county north–south, linking Winnemucca to Orovada, McDermitt, and the Oregon line. Winnemucca Municipal Airport offers limited commercial service; Reno–Tahoe International Airport, roughly 165 miles southwest, is the nearest major airport.<\/p>\n Where is Humboldt County, Nevada?<\/strong> What is the population of Humboldt County?<\/strong> How big is Humboldt County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Humboldt County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Humboldt County?<\/strong> What ZIP codes are in Humboldt County?<\/strong> |