Fernley, Nevada | |
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_in_Fernley,_Nevada.jpg) Main Street in Fernley | |
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| Motto(s): "A Great Place to Live, Work, and Play" | |
 Location of Fernley, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′55″N 119°12′54″W / 39.59861°N 119.21500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lyon |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Incorporated | July 1, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Neal McIntyre (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 128.39 sq mi (332.52 km2) |
| • Land | 121.65 sq mi (315.07 km2) |
| • Water | 6.74 sq mi (17.44 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,160 ft (1,270 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 22,895 |
| • Density | 188.20/sq mi (72.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 89408 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-24900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0840446[2] |
| Website | www |
Fernley is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, and part of the Reno–Tahoe–Sparks metropolitan area CSA. The city was incorporated in 2001. The population of the city was 22,895 at the 2020 census, making it the 7th most populous city in Nevada.[3]
Fernley was home to the historic and one of the first Amazon.com centers in the world, which has since relocated within the metro area. Naval Air Station (TOPGUN), the U.S. Navy's Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center & TOPGUN training program since 1996, was moved nearby, to Fallon, from Naval Air Station Miramar. The city is home to the Reno-Fernley Raceway. The world's first Tesla Gigafactory 1 that produces battery packs, energy storage and electric vehicle components is nearby 15 miles west at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center, and also there as of 2024 an under-construction lithium processing plant.[4][5][6][7]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fernley, Nevada
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fernley city, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Reno-Fernley Raceway Now Open". Roadracing World Magazine | Motorcycle Riding, Racing & Tech News. July 15, 2004.
- ^ Wald, Matthew L. (September 5, 2014). "Nevada a Winner in Tesla's Battery Contest". The New York Times.
- ^ "American Battery Technology begins second phase of lithium-ion battery recycling plant". Recycling Today.
- ^ "Li-Cycle picks strategic US location for next commercial lithium battery recycling plant". Energy Storage News. April 15, 2021.
build a 20,000 metric tonne-per-year lithium-ion battery recycling pilot facility