Welcome to Wellington ...

Wellington is located in Lyon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Wellington is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wellington is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Wellington: (775)

The ZIP code for Wellington: 89444<3>

Communities Also Named Wellington ...

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

Beyond Nevada, there are 39 communities that are also named Wellington - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wellington ...

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

• Yerington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerington
  • Yerington is located in Lyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yerington <4>
• Topaz Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
  • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
• Topaz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
  • Topaz is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topaz <4>
• Coleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
  • Coleville is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleville <4>
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Walker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Mono County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Loope ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
  • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
• Paynesville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
• Markleeville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markleeville
  • Markleeville is located in Alpine County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markleeville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellington ...

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

Adding Wellington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wellington post office opened in 1865.

We also found Wellington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

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