Dyer is an unincorporated town, 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, Nevada | |
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  Dyer Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′03″N 118°03′59″W / 37.66750°N 118.06639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Area | |
| • 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 | 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 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 edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 232 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
History edit
The post office at Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[5] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[6]
Education edit
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 edit
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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
76 (24) |
82 (28) |
95 (35) |
101 (38) |
106 (41) |
111 (44) |
105 (41) |
102 (39) |
93 (34) |
86 (30) |
72 (22) |
111 (44) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 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 °F (°C) | 16 (−9) |
22 (−6) |
26 (−3) |
33 (1) |
39 (4) |
47 (8) |
53 (12) |
51 (11) |
43 (6) |
32 (0) |
22 (−6) |
15 (−9) |
33 (1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−23 (−31) |
−6 (−21) |
5 (−15) |
12 (−11) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
12 (−11) |
1 (−17) |
−20 (−29) |
−17 (−27) |
−23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 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) |
0.4 (10) |
5.1 (129.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.6 (9.1) |
2.3 (5.8) |
1.7 (4.3) |
1.4 (3.6) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
1.1 (2.8) |
1.7 (4.3) |
12.6 (31.93) |
| Source: Weatherbase [11] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Esmeralda County, NV" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "Education". Esmeralda County, Nevada. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Data and Information". Great Basin College. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.
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