Searchlight, Nevada

Searchlight, Nevada
View of Searchlight, from the southwest
View of Searchlight, from the southwest
Location of Searchlight in Clark County, Nevada
Location of Searchlight in Clark County, Nevada
Coordinates: 35°27′55″N 114°55′11″W / 35.46528°N 114.91972°W / 35.46528; -114.91972[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyClark
FoundedMay 6, 1897; 127 years ago (1897-05-06)
Named forSearchlight
Area
 • Total3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2)
 • Land3.87 sq mi (10.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation3,547 ft (1,081 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total445
 • Density114.87/sq mi (44.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89039, 89046
Area code(s)702 and 725
FIPS code32-65600
GNIS feature ID0845654[1]
WebsiteOfficial website
Reference no.116

Searchlight is an unincorporated town[3] and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States, at the topographic saddle between two mountain ranges. At the 2020 census it had a population of 445.[4]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Searchlight, Nevada
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Searchlight Town Board". Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Searchlight CDP, Nevada". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2012.