Welcome to Bunkerville ...
Bunkerville is located in Clark County<1> (at the time of its founding, Bunkerville was located in Lincoln County).
Bunkerville was established in 1877.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Bunkerville: Named after Edward Bunker (1822-1901), a Mormon pioneer.
Bunkerville is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bunkerville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Bunkerville, 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 Bunkerville: 702 & 725<3>
The ZIP code for Bunkerville: 89007<4>
Communities Also Named Bunkerville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Bunkerville: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Lincoln County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bunkerville.
Communities near Bunkerville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bunkerville.
- Mesquite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simonsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
- Simonsville is located in Clark County
- Simonsville has also been known as:
- Simonville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Simonsville
- From Bunkerville to Simonsville
- Amber ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber is located in Clark County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amber
- From Bunkerville to Amber
- Logandale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moapa Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Overton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Lost City is located in Clark County
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Bunkerville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bunkerville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bunkerville. 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 Bunkerville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bunkerville. See our Newspapers Page for Bunkerville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bunkerville ...
Looking for more information about Bunkerville? 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 Bunkerville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bunkerville.
Adding Bunkerville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bunkerville 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 Bunkerville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Bunkerville post office opened in 1879.
We also found Bunkerville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bunkerville.
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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bunkerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Bunkerville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Bunkerville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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 Bunkerville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bunkerville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |