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East Valley

NevadaCDP

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Total population

1,283

Median home value

$874,300

38.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$125,417

East Valley$125k
National$74k

Air quality index

40Good
Elevation4900 m
Land area24.68 km²
Weather85°F · Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Coordinates38.94°, -119.69°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
4900 m
Area
24.68 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

East Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Valley had a population of 1,558.

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History & geography

Geography

East Valley is located directly east of Gardnerville on the east side of the Carson Valley in western Nevada. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.29%, is water.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Median age
60
Median home value
$874,300
Housing units
634
Poverty rate
4.9%
Unemployment
3.7%

Race & ethnicity

White
79%
Black
0%
Asian
9.5%
Hispanic
9.7%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
38.9421
Longitude
-119.6932
Water area
0.12 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Today
85°F
Sunny then Patchy Smoke
Tonight
51°F
Haze
Thursday
85°F
Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Thursday Night
53°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
79°F
Sunny
Friday Night
47°F
Mostly Clear

Forecast for East Valley, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

US AQI — Good
40
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
79
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
26.8%
Diabetes
7.6%
Adult obesity
26.8%
Binge drinking
19.2%
Adult smoking
12.4%
No leisure activity
17.6%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
54,904
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-tailed Hawk
    Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    1,767
  • Black-billed Magpie
    Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
    1,741
  • House Finch
    Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    1,627
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1,548
  • Lesser Goldfinch
    Spinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves
    1,437
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    1,398
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,358
  • White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia leucophrys (J.R.Forster, 1772) · Aves
    1,172

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Total
13
Elementary
5
Middle
2
High
4
Other
2

Largest nearby schools

  • Douglas High School
    High · Minden · 1,643 students · 20.3:1 ratio
  • Carson Valley Middle School
    Middle · Gardnerville · 593 students · 22:1 ratio
  • Pau Wa Lu Middle School
    Middle · Gardnerville · 481 students · 20:1 ratio
  • C. C. Meneley Elementary School
    Elementary · Gardnerville · 413 students · 17.2:1 ratio
  • Minden Elementary School
    Elementary · Minden · 380 students · 22.4:1 ratio
  • Gardnerville Elementary School
    Elementary · Gardnerville · 374 students · 17:1 ratio
  • G. L. Scarselli Elementary School
    Elementary · Gardnerville · 368 students · 18.4:1 ratio
  • Pinon Hills Elementary School
    Elementary · Minden · 280 students · 14.7:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1,440
Largest magnitude
6
Largest event
2021-07-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Lawrence Jacobsen
American politician (1921-2006)
K
Krysta Palmer
American diver (1992- )
Tanner Thorson
Tanner Thorson
American racing driver
E
Ernest Nazareth Hachquet
WWII Marine
Albert Uhalde
Albert Uhalde
WWII Marine

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nevada

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.27
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,924

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
44
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about East Valley

Water-resources appraisal of Railroad and Penoyer Valleys, east-central Nevada
A. S. Van Denburgh · 1974
Water-resources appraisal of Antelope Valley and East Walker area, Nevada and California
Patrick A. Glancy · 1971
Ski tours in the Sierra Nevada
Ski tours in the Sierra Nevada
Marcus Libkind · 1985
Nevada
Lewis Baltz · 1978
Simulated changes in ground-water flow caused by hypothetical pumping in East Carson Valley, Douglas County, Nevada
Douglas K. Maurer · 1988
Potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in the Long Valley-Mono Lake area, east-central California and southwest Nevada
1982
Hydrogeologic studies and groundwater monitoring in Snake Valley and adjacent hydrographic areas, west-central Utah and east-central Nevada
Hugh A. Hurlow · 2014
Potential hazards from future volcanic eruptions in the Long Valley-Mono Lake area, east-central California and southwest Nevada: a preliminary assessment. by C. Dan Miller [and others]

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET