Nevada · Census place 3206500

Boulder City, Nevada

Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada with an estimated 15,029 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 10th largest of 18 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
15,029
#10 of 18 in Nevada
Change since 2020
+0.9%
+129 people
Land area
212.3 sq mi
+ 0.03 sq mi water
Density
71 / sq mi
State median 1,876
Orange pin: Boulder City. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Carson City.

Boulder City population, 2020 to 2024

Boulder City added 129 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +113. Among 12 Nevada places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 10th; the median place changed by +4.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Nevada has 41,828 people, so Boulder City is 36% of it.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 14,876. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Boulder City covers 212.28 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 71 people per square mile of land. The median Nevada place of 5,000+ has 1,876, so Boulder City is less dense than the typical town.

What county Boulder City is in

All of Boulder City's residents live in Clark County, which had 2,398,871 residents in 2024. Boulder City holds 0.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Boulder City

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Boulder City by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 89005. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Boulder City is

The Census internal point of Boulder City is at 35.843800, -114.911600. Carson City, the capital, is 351.2 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Henderson, NV (350,039 people), 13.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
35.843800, -114.911600
DMS
35°50'37.68"N 114°54'41.76"W
UTM
11N 688606.2E 3968637.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
8577R3VQ+G9

Daylight in Boulder City

At 35.84° N, Boulder City gets about 14 h 36 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 44 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 52 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Boulder City

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nevada, measured between internal points. The closest is Henderson, 13.1 miles away, with 350,039 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Boulder City, NV?

15,029 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 129 (0.9%) from 14,900 in July 2020.

What county is Boulder City in?

Clark County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Boulder City?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 89005.

How far is Boulder City from Carson City?

351.2 miles (565.2 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Boulder City.

What is the nearest larger city to Boulder City?

Henderson, NV, with 350,039 residents, 13.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.