Goldfield, Nevada
Census-designated place in Nevada, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Goldfield is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada.
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Goldfield | |
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Coordinates: 37°42′31″N 117°14′08″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Esmeralda |
Founded | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) |
Named for | Gold |
Area | |
• Total | 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2) |
• Land | 1.48 sq mi (3.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 5,686 ft (1,733 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 225 |
• Density | 151.92/sq mi (58.66/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 89013 |
Area code | 775 |
FIPS code | 32-28900 |
GNIS feature ID | 854468[2] |
It is the locus of the Goldfield CDP which had a resident population of 268 at the 2010 census,[3] down from 440 in 2000. Goldfield is located 247 miles (398 km) southeast of Carson City, along U.S. Route 95.
Goldfield was a boomtown in the first decade of the 20th century due to the discovery of gold – between 1903 and 1940, Goldfield's mines produced more than $86 million at then-current prices. Much of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1923, although several buildings survived and remain today, notably the Goldfield Hotel, the Consolidated Mines Building (the communications center of the town until 1963), and the schoolhouse. Gold exploration continues in and around the town today.