Area Code

• The area code for Pahrump and all of Nye County is 775.

Climate

• Summers … are typical of the high desert. Although daytime temperatures often reach into the 100s, gentle breezes and low humidity make the temperature seem lower. Due to the elevation, nights cool down to the 70s and 80s.
• Spring & Fall … temperatures range from the 60s in March to the 90s in May. Temperatures in September usually range in the 90s and drop off to the 60s by November.
• Winter … nights are usually cold with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing for short periods. Days warm up to the 50s. Skies are clear and the sunshine is warm.
• Pahrump is in the nation’s driest region, enjoying the lowest relative humidity in the country, and with 216 sunny days per year, is second only to Yuma, Arizona.

Averages:
Clear and sunny
216 days

Partly cloudy
84 days

Rainy and cloudy
65 days

Annual rainfall
4.7 inches

Relative humidity
29%

Average Temperatures from 1961 – 1990

Maximum
Minimum
January
57.2°F
25.7°F
February
62.2 F
31.1 F
March
66.9 F
36.0 F
April
74.3 F
42.3 F
May
84.2 F
50.9 F
June
94.6 F
59.5 F
July
100.8 F
66.9 F
August
98.6 F
65.1 F
September
91.4 F
56.3 F
October
80.6 F
44.4 F
November
66.6 F
33.1 F
December
57.2 F
25.3 F

County

• Pahrump is located in Nye County, which covers 18,147 square miles and is the largest county in Nevada and the third largest county in the nation.
• The county seat is located in Tonopah, 166 miles north of Pahrump on U.S. Hwy 95.
• The county maintains offices in Pahrump for all its departments, and district court is held in both Tonopah and Pahrump.

Elevation

• Elevation in Pahrump ranges from 2,550 to 2,750 feet above sea level.

Population

• Pahrump is estimated to have a population of over 37,928*.

* from EDEN, Inc. of Nevada

Taxes

• There are no state personal income taxes.
• There are no state corporate income taxes.
• There are no state estate/inheritance taxes.
• There are no state inventory taxes.
• There are no interstate commerce taxes.
• There are no sales taxes on services.
• Pahrump property taxes for fiscal year 2009-2010 are $3.1226 per $100 of assessed valuation. The assessed value is 35% of the taxable value of the property. For example, if your land & home had a total appraised value of $100,000, your annual property tax would be based on an assessed value of $35,000 and your total tax would be approximately $1,093.
• A sale tax of 6.75% applies to all products, except food items and services, compared to Las Vegas which is 7.75%.
• There is a state business tax of $100 annually for small businesses.

Time Zone

• Pahrump is in the Pacific Standard Time Zone. Daylight Savings Time is observed.