Dyer, Nevada

Dyer is an unincorporated town, located in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 290 as of the 2018 American Community Survey.[2] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.

Dyer, Nevada
Census-designated place
Dyer
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 37°40′03″N 118°03′59″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyEsmeralda
Area
 • Total32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2)
 • Land32.5 sq mi (84.2 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation4,880 ft (1,490 m)
Population
 • Total290
 • Density8/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89010
FIPS code32-20700
GNIS feature ID859604

Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is 25 miles (40 km) south of U.S. Route 6 and 15 miles (24 km) north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.

History

A post office called Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[3] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[4]

Climate

The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[5]

Climate data for Dyer, Nevada
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 8
(46)		 11
(52)		 15
(59)		 19
(67)		 24
(76)		 30
(86)		 34
(93)		 33
(91)		 28
(83)		 22
(71)		 14
(57)		 8
(47)		 21
(69)
Average low °C (°F) −9
(16)		 −6
(22)		 −3
(26)		 −1
(31)		 4
(39)		 8
(47)		 12
(53)		 11
(51)		 6
(43)		 0
(32)		 −6
(22)		 −9
(15)		 1
(33)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 13
(0.5)		 10
(0.4)		 13
(0.5)		 13
(0.5)		 7.6
(0.3)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 10
(0.4)		 7.6
(0.3)		 130
(5)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dyer
  2. "Census - Geography Profile". Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.
  5. Climate Summary for Dyer, Nevada
  6. "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.


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