Fallon StationNV
A town of 1,399.
Is Fallon Station a good place to live?
Fallon Station’s best subject grade is a B for health; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. Fallon Station has 1 place on the National Register. Fallon Station has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,399 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Fallon Station grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Nevada), ordered by how far Fallon Station is from typical.
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Moving to Fallon Station: who provides what
Fallon Station is unincorporated, so Churchill County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fallon Station.
Compared with most of Nevada and the rest of the country, the median age in Fallon Station is lower
24% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 28% across Nevada.
| Fallon Station | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 18.1 years | 40.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Across Nevada, 49.6% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 88% are men (NV 52%).
| Fallon Station | NV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 34% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.8% | 14.4% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21.7% | 13.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 1.1% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0.3% | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 0% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.8% | 12.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 27.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 23.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 25.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 9.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fallon Station’s workers commute out
In Fallon Station, the average trip to work is 10 minutes, against 24 minutes in Nevada’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Of the 43 Nevada towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Fallon Station. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Fallon Station dropped by 754, to 12. The top destinations are Reno (18%), Fallon (12%) and Elko (3%).
| Fallon Station | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fallon Station: mild winters and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 96°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fallon Station stands out in Nevada and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have diabetes
Only one of the 43 Nevada towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Fallon Station. 21% of adults have high blood pressure in Fallon Station, where Nevada’s towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%. Among adults in the town, 37% have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Fallon Station beats Nevada on 12 and trails on 6.
| Fallon Station | Nevada towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 63% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fallon Station | NV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.3% | 6.4% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 2.7% | 7.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.8% | 11.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Fallon Station is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Fallon Station, 49% come from inland flooding and 33% from earthquakes. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fallon Station
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fallon Station; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Fallon Station residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Nevada.
100% of working residents leave Fallon Station for work
Where Fallon Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fallon Station
CDP in Nevada, United States
Fallon Station is a census-designated place (CDP) in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fallon Station had a population of 281.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,960 ft
- Area code
- 775