Welcome to Apex ...

Apex is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Apex has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Apex is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Apex is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Apex: (702)

Communities Also Named Apex ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Apex - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Apex.

Communities near Apex ...

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

• Las Vegas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
  • Las Vegas is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <4>
• North Las Vegas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Las Vegas
  • North Las Vegas is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260,098 people
• Dry Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Lake
  • Dry Lake is located in Clark County
• Sunrise Manor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Manor
  • Sunrise Manor is located in Clark County
• Hoover City ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover City
  • Hoover City is located in Clark County
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
• Paradise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Clark County
• Whitney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Whitney is located in Clark County
• Henderson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
• Victory Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
  • Victory Village is located in Clark 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 Apex. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Apex.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Apex ...

Looking for more information about Apex? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Apex, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Apex.

Adding Apex to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Apex 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 Apex was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Apex mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Apex.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/

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