Nevada · Census place 3283730

West Wendover, Nevada

West Wendover is a city in Elko County, Nevada with an estimated 4,528 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 13th largest of 18 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,528; #13 of 18 in Nevada
Change since 2020: +0.2%; +9 people
Land area: 7.5 sq mi
Density: 605 / sq mi; State median 1,876

Orange pin: West Wendover. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Carson City.

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West Wendover population, 2020 to 2024

West Wendover added 9 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by -2.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,516. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Wendover covers 7.48 square miles of land, for 605 people per square mile of land. The median Nevada place of 5,000+ has 1,876, so West Wendover is less dense than the typical town.

What county West Wendover is in

All of West Wendover's residents live in Elko County, which had 54,363 residents in 2024. West Wendover holds 8.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Wendover

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Wendover by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 89883. 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 West Wendover is

The Census internal point of West Wendover is at 40.740300, -114.078600. Carson City, the capital, is 320.2 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Grantsville, UT (15,682 people), 84.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is West Valley City, UT, 108.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 40.740300, -114.078600
DMS: 40°44'25.08"N 114°04'42.96"W
UTM: 11N 746672.1E 4514034.7N
Geohash: 9rnzu0d3r
Plus code: 85G7PWRC+4H

Daylight in West Wendover

At 40.74° N, West Wendover gets about 15 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 51 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Wendover

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Nevada, measured between internal points. The closest is Wells, 52.4 miles away, with 1,242 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Wendover, NV?

4,528 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 9 (0.2%) from 4,519 in July 2020.

What county is West Wendover in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Wendover?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 89883.

How far is West Wendover from Carson City?

320.2 miles (515.4 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from West Wendover.

What is the nearest larger city to West Wendover?

Grantsville, UT, with 15,682 residents, 84.8 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.

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