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Settled in 1870, this town now has 16 residents.
No town among the 43 in Nevada we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Mountain City. Mountain City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1936 on.
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Of the losses FEMA expects in Mountain City, 76% come from wildfires and 11% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 84° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Mountain City is unincorporated, so Elko 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.
None within 15 miles of Mountain City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mountain City residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Nevada.
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States
Mountain City is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States, within the Mountain City Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The community, located on State Route 225 approximately 16 miles (26 km) south of the Idaho border, is situated on the Owyhee River. As of the 2020 census, Mountain City had a population of 14.
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Mountain City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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