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Welcome to Amargosa Valley ...

Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County<1>.

Amargosa Valley was established in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Amargosa Valley: Amargosa Vly. (or less commonly used: Amargosa Vally. or Amargosa Vlly.)

Amargosa Valley is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Amargosa Valley is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Amargosa Valley: 775

The ZIP code for Amargosa Valley: 89020<3>

Communities near Amargosa Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amargosa Valley.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amargosa Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amargosa Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amargosa Valley ...

Looking for more information about Amargosa Valley? 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 Amargosa Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amargosa Valley.

Adding Amargosa Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amargosa Valley 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 (so far) for Amargosa Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Amargosa Valley post office opened in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amargosa Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amargosa Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Amargosa Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Amargosa Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/