Fish Springs Nevada Map

About Fish Springs, Nevada

Fish Springs is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 684. The population density is 28.7 people per km². Fish Springs is located at 38.9536°N, 119.6511°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89410.

Fish Springs emerges from the high desert floor as a quiet confluence of arid earth and the vast, unobstructed sky. It lies 6.6 miles northeast of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 47°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southeast of Johnson Lane. The landscape is defined by the expansive, open reach of Fish Spring Flat, where the pale sagebrush catches the low light of the afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch toward the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Sierra Nevada on the western horizon. Pine Nut Creek traces a thin, life-giving line through the basin, its presence marked by the deepening green of resilient grasses that contrast sharply with the sun-bleached expanse. The air here holds a distinct, dry clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant peaks, leaving the ground to exhale the warmth it gathered throughout the day.

History in Fish Springs remains quiet, written in the weathered fence lines and the slow, deliberate pace of life that persists far from the neon pulse of distant urban centers. The local economy maintains a steady connection to the land, rooted in agricultural traditions that have long adapted to the lean moisture of the basin. Residents often find their recreation in the open spaces, whether taking a short drive to visit Stodick Park or observing the still, reflective surface of Dangberg Reservoir Number Four as the light shifts into shades of lavender and bruised gold. While the Carson Ranger District waits further to the north, the immediate character of Fish Springs is found in the stillness of the high plains, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the seasons across the basin.

About This Fish Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fish Springs, Nevada. Coordinates: 38.9536, -119.6511. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Fish Springs includes the ZIP code (89410), telephone area code (775), county seat of Douglas County (Minden), and school district assignment (Douglas County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.