Glenbrook Nevada Map

About Glenbrook, Nevada

Glenbrook is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 27.9 people per km². Glenbrook is located at 39.0894°N, 119.9391°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89413.

Glenbrook unfolds as a hushed embrace of towering pines and the shimmering, cool expanse of Lake Tahoe. It lies 10.5 miles west-south-west of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 241°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Indian Hills. The air here, crisp and carrying the scent of resin and distant snowmelt, seems to hum with a quiet vitality. Sunlight, filtered through the dense canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, illuminating patches of granite and the resilient undergrowth that carpets the slopes. The landscape is a testament to elevation and the enduring power of nature, a place where the sky feels impossibly vast and the mountains rise with a solid, ancient grace. Glenbrook itself is a scattering of homes, their roofs peeking from the greenery, suggesting a life lived in close communion with this wild, magnificent terrain. The story of Glenbrook is deeply entwined with the logging and transportation booms of the 19th century, a time when the vast timber resources of the Sierra Nevada were a veritable goldmine. Early entrepreneurs recognized the strategic advantage of its shoreline, establishing sawmills and utilizing the lake for transporting lumber downstream. This era forged a robust, albeit transient, economy that shaped the very contours of the land. While the great logging operations have long since subsided, the legacy of that industry lingers, a subtle whisper in the aged beams of historic structures and the enduring importance of Lake Tahoe as a vital artery for recreation and tourism. Glenbrook today breathes with a slower cadence, a place where the echoes of its industrious past mingle with the present-day allure of a lakeside haven.

About This Glenbrook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glenbrook, Nevada — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.089352, -119.939072. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Glenbrook and Douglas County.

Detailed location data for Glenbrook includes the ZIP code (89413), telephone area code (775), county seat of Douglas County (Minden), and school district assignment (Douglas County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Glenbrook is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.