Rachel, Nevada

Rachel, Nevada
Census-designated place
Clockwise from top:
  • The Little A'Le'Inn
  • Inside the Little A'Le'Inn in May 2014
  • Independence Day 4 time capsule installed by the production team outside the A'Le'Inn
  • A tow truck towing a crashed UFO, a local art installation
  • Sign for and view of Rachel, Nevada northbound on the Extraterrestrial Highway
  • The Alienstock music festival hosted to celebrate the storming of Area 51
  • Rachel, as seen from Highway 375, looking northwest
Rachel is located in Nevada
Rachel
Rachel
Rachel is located in the United States
Rachel
Rachel
Coordinates: 37°38′21″N 115°45′15″W / 37.63917°N 115.75417°W / 37.63917; -115.75417
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Named forRachel Jones
Area
[1]
 • Total4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
 • Land4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,794 ft (1,461 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48
 • Density11.07/sq mi (4.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89001
Area code775
FIPS code32-58820
GNIS feature ID2583953[2]
Websitewww.rachel-nevada.com

Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 48.[3] As the closest settlement to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity status, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rachel, Nevada
  3. ^ "Rachel CDP, Nevada". Census.gov. Retrieved April 1, 2022.