Smith Valley

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Smith Valley

Total population

1,807

Median home value

$756,000

36.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$67,132

Smith Valley$67k

National$74k

Elevation1182 m

Land area122.5 km²

Weather37°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates38.79°, -119.37°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Smith Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Smith Valley had a population of 1,710.

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 Smith Valley, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

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

Notable people from here

Wovoka

Founder of the Ghost Dance movement (1856–1932)

M

Marvel Ranson Guisti

American educator and political activist

E

Evelyn Blair

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

Nearby places in Nevada

• Topaz Ranch Estates
  8 mi away
• Topaz Lake
  11.1 mi away · pop. 318
• Double Spring
  13.3 mi away · pop. 265
• Carter Springs
  15.6 mi away · pop. 526
• Yerington
  18.1 mi away · pop. 3,150
• Ruhenstroth
  18.4 mi away · pop. 1,682
• Fish Springs
  19.1 mi away · pop. 528
• East Valley
  20.5 mi away · pop. 1,283
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  21.8 mi away · pop. 12,114
• Gardnerville
  22.4 mi away · pop. 5,486
• Minden
  24.7 mi away · pop. 3,707
• Johnson Lane
  26.9 mi away · pop. 6,467

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 Smith Valley

Untold Tales of Carson, Eagle and Smith Valleys, Nevada circa 1865 to 1914

Raymond M. Smith · 1994

Geohydrology of Smith Valley, Nevada, with special reference to the water-use period, 1953-72

Rush, F. Eugene. · 1976

A Pliocene rodent fauna from Smiths Valley, Nevada

Wilson, Robert W. · 1936

My first summer in the Sierra

John Reid Muir · 1911

A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Robert D. McCracken · 1990

Nevada Vacation Home Guest Book

Lisa Smith · 2018

Geology and water resources of Smith Valley, Lyon and Douglas Counties, Nevada

O. J. Loeltz · 1953

Nevada: Smith Valley : 1:100,000-scale topographic map

United States · 1998

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 55 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 61 mi
• Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 72 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 72 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 74 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 85 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 89 mi

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

Recently spotted species

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-15

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

Seen 2026-08-24

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-08-24

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

Seen 2026-08-24

Gray Buckeye

Junonia grisea

Seen 2026-08-18

showy milkweed

Asclepias speciosa

Seen 2026-08-18

Tamarix chinensis

Tamarix chinensis

Seen 2026-08-13

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-08-13

creeping thistle

Cirsium arvense

Seen 2026-08-13

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