Pioche, Nevada | |
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 View of Pioche, looking northeastward | |
  Pioche Location in the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′07″N 114°26′36″W / 37.95194°N 114.44333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lincoln |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.15 sq mi (15.94 km2) |
| • Land | 6.15 sq mi (15.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,656 ft (1,724 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 933 |
| • Density | 151.61/sq mi (58.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89043 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-57400 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583951[2] |
| Reference no. | 5 |
Pioche (/ˌpiˈoʊtʃ/) is an unincorporated town[3] in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, approximately 180 miles (290 km) northeast of Las Vegas. U.S. Route 93 is the main route to Pioche and bypasses the town center just to the east, with Nevada State Route 321 and Nevada State Route 322 providing direct access. Pioche is the county seat of Lincoln County. Pioche is named after François Louis Alfred Pioche, a San Francisco financier and land speculator originally from France.[4][5] The town's population was 1,002 at the 2010 census.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pioche, Nevada
- ^ "Lincoln County Code – Section 1-5-4: Pioche". Sterling Codifiers. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ Pioche, François Louis Alfred Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at San Francisco's History Encyclopedia online
- ^ Lincoln County Website, Pioche Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pioche CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.