Walker Lake, Nevada

Walker Lake is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Walker Lake was 247.^[2]

Walker Lake, Nevada
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°38′54″N 118°45′19″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Mineral
Area [1]
• Total	1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
• Land	1.26 sq mi (3.27 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	247
• Density	195.41/sq mi (75.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	89415
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-81245
GNIS feature ID	0854682

Geography

The Walker Lake CDP is located in western Mineral County along the west shore and overlooking Walker Lake. U.S. Route 95 runs through the community; it is 12 miles (19 km) south to Hawthorne and 59 miles (95 km) north to Fallon. Walker Lake State Recreation Area is located immediately north of the CDP.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.26 square miles (3.26 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	275		—
2020	247		−10.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]