Welcome to East Las Vegas ...
East Las Vegas is located in Clark County<1>.
The location of East Las Vegas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Las Vegas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1959.
A typical abbreviation for East Las Vegas: E. Las Vegas
East Las Vegas is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Las Vegas lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave East Las Vegas 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.
East Las Vegas is located in the (702) area code.
Communities Also Named East Las Vegas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Las Vegas - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Las Vegas.
Communities near East Las Vegas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Las Vegas.
- Las Vegas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- North Las Vegas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Boulder City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Boulder City is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder City <4>
- Paradise
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Clark County
- Victory Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Clark County
- Boulder Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
- Bracken ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Hoover City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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
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 East Las Vegas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Las Vegas.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Las Vegas. See our Newspapers Page for East Las Vegas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Las Vegas ...
Looking for more information about East Las Vegas? 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 East Las Vegas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Las Vegas.
Adding East Las Vegas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Las Vegas 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 East Las Vegas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Las Vegas post office opened in 1959.
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Las Vegas.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Las Vegas. 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/
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 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Las Vegas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |