POPULATION:

 
CLIMATE:

Note: Although Pahrump does not receive much rainfall, there is plenty of water underground. Pahrump is sitting on the 3rd largest aquifer in the U.S.

AIRPORT:

A private airstrip with 5,200’ X 150’ runway (only 4,000’ X 30’ is paved, 1,200’ X 150’ is gravel).
A private airstrip with 4,050’ X 125’ and 2,000’ X 110’ dirt runways.
A private airstrip with 2,520’ X 50’ runway.
Pahrump is located only 60 miles from McCarren
International Airport in Las Vegas.

TRANSPORTATION:

Major Highways
Nevada 160 (4 lane hwy - Pahrump to Las Vegas)
Connects to I-15 in Las Vegas
Connects to US 95 in Amargosa
Nevada 372 (Pahrump to Shoshone)
Connects in Shoshone to Hwy 127 to Baker, CA

TRUCK SERVICES:

Motor Cargo
Mohave Trucking
Fleet Delivery
United Parcel Service
Federal Express & Airborne

APPROXIMATE MILEAGE FROM PAHRUMP TO:

CHURCHES:

1 Catholic Church, 1 Jehovah Witness Church,
1 Mormon Church, Numerous Protestant Churches

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

Animal Shelter
Family Resource Center
No to Abuse
Numerous service, cultural, fraternal, and veteran organizations
Numerous youth clubs
Numerous recreation/hobby organizations
Senior Center – provides meals, recreation & Transportation

EDUCATION:

5 elementary schools (K-5)
Rosemary Clarke Middle School (6-8)
Pahrump Valley High School (9-12)
2 private schools (one K-8 and one K-12)
Great Basin College Campus

EMERGENCY/MEDICAL SERVICES:

Desert View Hospital - 25 bed
Medical/Dental Offices - numerous
Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue
EMT staffed ambulances
Hazmat Team
Sheriff’s substation

EVENTS:

Art & Sol
Baker to Las Vegas Relay
Biz Expo
Blue Grass Festival
Christmas Lights Parade
Chili Cook-Off
Earth Day
Freedom Festival (July 4th)
High Desert Shorts International Film Festival
Kiwanis Wine Tasting Auction
Military Rodeo
Miss Pahrump Pageant
Missoula Children’s Theatre
Octoberfest
Pahrump Fall Festival
PV Pow-Wow
PV Winery Grape Stomp
Rotary $10,000 Giveaway
Senior Pro Rodeo
Valley Cruisers Car Show
Wild West Extravaganza

LIBRARY: 1 public library

LOCAL RECREATION:

4 Parks -

• 1 park with picnic areas, playground, ball fields, swimming pool,
  tennis courts, and rodeo arena (Petrack)
• 1 park with picnic areas, playground, soccer fields, and skate-park (Honeysuckle)
• 1 park with soccer field and playground (Simkins)
• 1 park with ballfield and soccer field (Blosser)

Bowling alley
Roller skating rink
High Performance Driving School & Track Day facility:
   Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch

GOLF COURSES:

Mountain Falls Country Club
Willow Creek Golf Course
Lakeview Executive Golf Course

NEARBY RECREATION:

Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge
Carpenter Canyon
Death Valley National Park
Furnace Creek Resort & Golf Course
Scotty's Castle
Wheeler Pass - Jeep / ATV trail
China Date Ranch, Tecopa, CA
Tecopa Hot Springs
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Mount Charleston
Lee Canyon
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Stock car racetrack (Death Valley Raceway, Amargosa)