Welcome to Boulder City ...
The city of Boulder City is located in Clark County<1>.
Boulder City was established in 1932.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Boulder City has a population of 16,278 people<2> (see below for details).
The community of Boulder City is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Boulder City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Boulder City and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.
Area Codes for Boulder City: 702 & 725<4>
The ZIP code for Boulder City: 89005<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boulder City had an population of 16,278 people. This is an increase of 8.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.77% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Boulder City had a population of 15,023 people. This makes Boulder City the county's 5th most populous community.
The population of Boulder City represents 0.56% of the population of Nevada (which has 2,700,551 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 15,023 people, the population of Boulder City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 14,966 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Boulder City.
Communities Also Named Boulder City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Boulder City - they are located in British Columbia, Idaho and Missouri.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boulder City.
Websites for Boulder City ...
Official Website: www.ci.boulder-city.nv.us/
Communities near Boulder City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boulder City.
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- 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 <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Henderson
- From Boulder City to Henderson
- Junction City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clark County
- Victory Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
- Victory Village is located in Clark County
- Willow Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Willow Beach is located in Mohave County (AZ)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Beach <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Willow Beach
- From Boulder City to Willow Beach
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Nelson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nelson
- From Boulder City to Nelson
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paradise
- From Boulder City to Paradise
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winchester
- From Boulder City to Winchester
- Sloan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sloan
- From Boulder City to Sloan
- Boulder Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boulder Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boulder Junction
- From Boulder City to Boulder Junction
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 Boulder City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boulder City.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boulder City. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boulder City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boulder City ...
Looking for more information about Boulder City? 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 Boulder City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boulder City.
Adding Boulder City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boulder City 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 Boulder City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
X2X - From that list, the Boulder City post office opened in 1931.
We also found Boulder City mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boulder City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boulder City: www.ci.boulder-city.nv.us/
The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boulder City. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boulder City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 702 code has been Overlayed with the 725 area code. New phone numbers in the Boulder City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Boulder City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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 city (such as Boulder City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boulder City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |