Goldfield Nevada Map

About Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield is a locality in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 225. The population density is 58.7 people per km². Goldfield is located at 37.7085°N, 117.2356°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89013.

Goldfield rises from the sun-bleached expanse of the high desert, a skeletal silhouette of timber and rusted iron set against a vast, indifferent sky. It lies 124.6 miles north-northwest of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 327°T), and is situated 95.0 miles east of Mammoth Lakes. The landscape surrounding Goldfield is defined by the stark, arid geometry of the Great Basin, where the wind strips the earth to reveal layers of alkaline dust and volcanic grit. To the east, the craggy profile of Myers Mountain commands the horizon, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the scrub toward the deep, shadowed creases of Pozo Canyon. The air here is thin and brittle, possessing a clarity that makes the distant, barren hills seem close enough to touch, while the occasional seasonal runoff finds a fleeting, muddy path toward Big Wash.

Goldfield emerged from the fevered ambition of the early twentieth century, a sudden eruption of wealth and industry built upon the veins of ore that once promised an endless fortune. The economy, once dictated by the frantic pulse of the mines, has since settled into a quiet, enduring stillness, leaving behind the hollowed-out husks of grand hotels and the weathered facades of a bygone prosperity. Today, the pace of life in Goldfield follows the slow, circular rhythm of the desert seasons, where the primary labor is the maintenance of memory and the preservation of the remaining structures against the encroaching sand. Though the roar of the stamp mills has long since faded, the character of the place remains fixed in the stubborn resilience of its architecture, standing as a stark reminder of the fragile line between human enterprise and the silent, expansive reach of the Nevada plains.

About This Goldfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Goldfield, Nevada. Coordinates: 37.708544, -117.235634. 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 Goldfield includes the ZIP code (89013), telephone area code (702, 725), county seat of Esmeralda County (Goldfield), and school district assignment (Esmeralda 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.