Welcome to Zephyr Cove ...

The village of Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zephyr Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

A typical abbreviation for Zephyr Cove: Zephyr Cv.

Zephyr Cove is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Zephyr Cove is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Zephyr Cove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Zephyr Cove is within the boundaries of the (775) area code.

Communities near Zephyr Cove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zephyr Cove.

• Carson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Carson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <3>
• South Lake Tahoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <3>
• Al Tahoe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
  • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County (CA)
• Summit Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
• Genoa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <3>
• Tallac Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
  • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
• Glenbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Glenbrook is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenbrook <3>
• Walleys Hot Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Douglas County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Zephyr Cove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zephyr Cove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zephyr Cove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zephyr Cove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zephyr Cove. See our Newspapers Page for Zephyr Cove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zephyr Cove ...

Looking for more information about Zephyr Cove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Zephyr Cove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Zephyr Cove.

Adding Zephyr Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zephyr Cove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zephyr Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Zephyr Cove post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zephyr Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zephyr Cove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/