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Welcome to Searchlight ...

Searchlight is located in Clark County<1>.

Searchlight was established in 1897.

Searchlight is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Searchlight is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Searchlight: 702 & 725<3>

The ZIP code for Searchlight: 89046<4>

Communities near Searchlight ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Searchlight.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Searchlight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Searchlight.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searchlight ...

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

Adding Searchlight to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Searchlight post office opened in 1898.

We also found Searchlight in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Searchlight.

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 Searchlight - 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 Searchlight area will be assigned with one of these codes: 702 or 725. As a result, placing a call in the Searchlight 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 Searchlight). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Searchlight 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/