Nellis AFB

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Nellis AFB

Total population

5,087

Median home value

$0

25%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$68,652

Nellis AFB$69k

National$74k

Elevation576 m

Weather98°F · Sunny

Coordinates36.25°, -115.06°

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

Overview

Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in southern Nevada. Nellis hosts air combat exercises such as Exercise Red Flag and close air support exercises such as Green Flag-West flown in "Military Operations Area (MOA) airspace", associated with the nearby Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The base also has the Combined Air and Space Operations Center-Nellis.

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Nellis AFB, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Schools

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

G

Gerard Lawson

American football cornerback and return specialist

Sequoia Holmes

American basketball player (born 1986)

Jeanie Marie Sullivan

American pornographic actress

T

Tyrone Thompson

American politician

Donnel Pumphrey

American football player

Zach Collins

American basketball player (born 1997)

C

Charvez Foger

American football player, running back

O

Oliver Quisao

American businessman (1975-2024)

A

Andres Cortes

American boxer (born 1997)

R

Rebecca Edgeworth

American politician from Nevada

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

Nearby places in Nevada

• North Las Vegas
  3.5 mi away · pop. 294,042
• Sunrise Manor
  4.7 mi away · pop. 199,977
• Winchester
  8.8 mi away · pop. 37,081
• Whitney
  10.1 mi away · pop. 47,221
• Las Vegas
  11.6 mi away · pop. 678,924
• Paradise
  11.9 mi away · pop. 183,959
• Spring Valley
  15.6 mi away · pop. 221,300
• Henderson
  16.5 mi away · pop. 350,020
• Summerlin South
  17.5 mi away · pop. 31,354
• Enterprise
  19 mi away · pop. 250,461
• Blue Diamond
  24.4 mi away · pop. 351
• Boulder City
  29 mi away · pop. 14,919

Browse all places in Nevada →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nellis AFB

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Campwood, Yavapai, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-08-23 · 157 mi
• Prescribed Fire Walker Hill Piles RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-28 · 192 mi
• Wildfire Ward, White Pine, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-07-31 · 198 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 219 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 235 mi
• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 236 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Variegated Meadowhawk

Sympetrum corruptum

Seen 2026-09-23

Abert's Towhee

Melozone aberti

Seen 2026-09-23

Green-tailed Towhee

Pipilo chlorurus

Seen 2026-09-22

Brewer's Blackbird

Euphagus cyanocephalus

Seen 2026-09-22

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-22

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-22

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-09-22

Red-eared Slider

Trachemys scripta elegans

Seen 2026-09-22

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 23:00 UTC.