Nevada · Census place 3246000
Mesquite, Nevada
Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada with an estimated 23,599 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 18 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 23,599
- #8 of 18 in Nevada
- Change since 2020
- +14.5%
- +2,991 people
- Land area
- 31.8 sq mi
- + 0.47 sq mi water
- Density
- 743 / sq mi
- State median 1,876
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Mesquite population, 2020 to 2024
Mesquite added 2,991 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +14.5%. In the latest year it moved by +663. Among 12 Nevada places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 1st; the median place changed by +4.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Nevada has 41,828 people, so Mesquite is 56% of it.
Mesquite covers 31.76 square miles of land and 0.47 of water, for 743 people per square mile of land. The median Nevada place of 5,000+ has 1,876, so Mesquite is less dense than the typical town.
What county Mesquite is in
All of Mesquite's residents live in Clark County, which had 2,398,871 residents in 2024. Mesquite holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Mesquite
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Mesquite by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 89027, 89034. 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 Mesquite is
The Census internal point of Mesquite is at 36.811100, -114.125700. Carson City, the capital, is 347.4 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is St. George, UT (106,288 people), 35.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 36.811100, -114.125700
- DMS
- 36°48'39.96"N 114°07'32.52"W
- UTM
- 11N 756405.8E 4077772.8N
- Geohash
- 9qwc7j20n
- Plus code
- 8587RV6F+CP
Daylight in Mesquite
At 36.81° N, Mesquite gets about 14 h 41 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 38 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Mesquite
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nevada, measured between internal points. The closest is North Las Vegas, 64.5 miles away, with 294,034 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Mesquite, NV?
23,599 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,991 (14.5%) from 20,608 in July 2020.
What county is Mesquite in?
Clark County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Mesquite?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 89027, 89034.
How far is Mesquite from Carson City?
347.4 miles (559.1 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Mesquite.
What is the nearest larger city to Mesquite?
St. George, UT, with 106,288 residents, 35.5 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.