Welcome to Luning ...

Luning is located in Mineral County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Luning is 4,490 feet [1,369 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Luning is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Luning: 775

The ZIP code for Luning: 89420<3>

Communities Also Named Luning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nevada communities named Luning: This one is located in Mineral County and the other is located in Esmeralda County.

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

Communities near Luning ...

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

• Kinkaid
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kinkaid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkaid
  • Kinkaid is located in Mineral County
  • Kinkaid has also been known as:
  • Acme
  • Kinkead
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinkaid
  • From Luning to Kinkaid
• Mina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina
  • Mina is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mina <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mina
  • From Luning to Mina
• Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camp Douglas
  • From Luning to Camp Douglas
• Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
  • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tonopah Junction
  • From Luning to Tonopah Junction
• Simon ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simon
  • Simon is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Simon
  • From Luning to Simon
• Marietta ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marietta
  • From Luning to Marietta
• Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Candelaria Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
  • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria Junction
  • From Luning to Candelaria Junction
• Goldyke ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldyke
  • Goldyke is located in Nye County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goldyke
  • From Luning to Goldyke
• Candelaria ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
  • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Candelaria
  • From Luning to Candelaria
• Hawthorne
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hawthorne
  • From Luning to Hawthorne

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 Luning. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Luning.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Luning. 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 Luning.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luning ...

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

Adding Luning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luning 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 Luning was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Luning post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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