Dyer, Nevada

Census-designated place in Nevada, United States

Dyer, Nevada

Census-designated place

Dyer

Location within the state of Nevada

Coordinates: 37°40′03″N 118°03′59″W﻿ / ﻿37.66750°N 118.06639°W﻿ / 37.66750; -118.06639[1]
Country| United States
State| Nevada
County| Esmeralda
Area

[2]

• Total

| 35.23 sq mi (91.25 km2)
• Land| 35.14 sq mi (91.01 km2)
• Water| 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation

[1]

| 4,880 ft (1,490 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 232
• Density| 6.60/sq mi (2.55/km2)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code|

89010

FIPS code| 32-20700
GNIS feature ID| 859604

Dyer is a census-designated place located in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 324 as of the 2018 American Community Survey.[3] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.

Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is 25 miles (40 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 15 miles (24 km) north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.

## Demographics

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Esmeralda Market in 2016. Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 259| | —
2020| 232| | −10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## History

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The post office at Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[6]

## Education

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Residents are zoned to the Esmeralda County School District for grades K-8.[7]

High school students in the entire county go to Tonopah High School of Nye County School District.[8]

The county is in the service area of Great Basin College.[9]

## Climate

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The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[10]

Climate data for Dyer, Nevada

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 46
(8)  | 52
(11)  | 59
(15)  | 67
(19)  | 76
(24)  | 86
(30)  | 93
(34)  | 91
(33)  | 83
(28)  | 71
(22)  | 57
(14)  | 47
(8)  | 69
(21)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 16
(−9)  | 22
(−6)  | 26
(−3)  | 31
(−1)  | 39
(4)  | 47
(8)  | 53
(12)  | 51
(11)  | 43
(6)  | 32
(0)  | 22
(−6)  | 15
(−9)  | 33
(1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 0.5
(13)  | 0.5
(13)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.5
(13)  | 0.5
(13)  | 0.3
(7.6)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.4
(10)  | 0.3
(7.6)  | 5
(130)
Source: Weatherbase [11]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer
2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
3. ^ "Census - Geography Profile". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Esmeralda County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022. \- Text list
8. ^ "Education". Esmeralda County, Nevada. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
9. ^ "Data and Information". Great Basin College. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
10. ^ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
11. ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.

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Municipalities and communities of Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States

County seat: Goldfield

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* Goldfield
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* Alkali
* Arlemont
* Blair
* Blair Junction
* Coaldale
* Columbus
* Fish Lake Nevada
* Gilbert
* Gold Point
* Lida
* McLeans
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* Palmetto

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