Welcome to Mercury ...
Mercury is located in Nye County<1>.
Mercury was established in 1950.
Mercury is 3,780 feet [1,152 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mercury is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Mercury lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mercury: 702 & 725<3>
The ZIP code for Mercury: 89023<4>
Communities Also Named Mercury ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mercury - they are located in Alabama and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mercury.
Communities near Mercury ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Mercury.
- Amargosa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Wahmonie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahmonie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahmonie
- Wahmonie is located in Nye County
- Wahmonie has also been known as:
- Horn Silver Mine
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wahmonie
- From Mercury to Wahmonie
- Crystal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crystal
- From Mercury to Crystal
- Johnnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnnie
- Johnnie is located in Nye County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Johnnie
- From Mercury to Johnnie
- Indian Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Springs <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Indian Springs
- From Mercury to Indian Springs
- Amargosa Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
- Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amargosa Valley
- From Mercury to Amargosa Valley
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mercury ...
Looking for more information about Mercury? 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 Mercury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mercury.
Adding Mercury to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mercury 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 Mercury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Mercury post office opened in 1952.
We also found Mercury in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mercury.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mercury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
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 Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mercury - 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 Mercury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Mercury 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 Mercury). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mercury or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |