Welcome to West Wendover ...

The city of West Wendover is located in Elko County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Wendover: W. Wendover

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Wendover has a population of 4,268 people<2> (see below for details).

West Wendover is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of West Wendover is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: West Wendover lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Wendover: 775

The ZIP code for West Wendover: 89883<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Wendover had an population of 4,268 people. This is a decrease of 3.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Wendover had a population of 4,410 people (or 8.98% of the total population of Elko County). This makes West Wendover the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of West Wendover represents 0.16% of the population of Nevada (which has 2,700,551 people), making it the state's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,410 people, the population of West Wendover decreased 6.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,721 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Wendover.

Communities Also Named West Wendover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Wendover - it's located in Utah.

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

Websites for West Wendover ...

Official Website: www.westwendovercity.com/

Communities near West Wendover ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near West Wendover.

• Blair
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Tooele County (UT)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blair
  • From West Wendover to Blair
• Salduro ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salduro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salduro
  • Salduro is located in Tooele County (UT)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Salduro
  • From West Wendover to Salduro
• Shafter ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shafter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shafter
  • From West Wendover to Shafter
• Arinosa ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arinosa
  • Arinosa is located in Tooele County (UT)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arinosa
  • From West Wendover to Arinosa
• Hogan ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hogan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan
  • Hogan is located in Elko County
  • Hogan has also been known as:
  • Hogen
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hogan
  • From West Wendover to Hogan
• Oasis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <6>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oasis
  • From West Wendover to Oasis
• Loray
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loray
  • Loray is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loray
  • From West Wendover to Loray
• Spruce ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce
  • From West Wendover to Spruce
• Barro
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
  • Barro is located in Tooele County (UT)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barro
  • From West Wendover to Barro

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Wendover ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Wendover: www.westwendovercity.com/

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

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