Kingsbury Nevada Map

About Kingsbury, Nevada

Kingsbury is a locality in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,313. The population density is 40.9 people per km². Kingsbury is located at 38.9909°N, 119.8837°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89449.

Kingsbury rises as a high-altitude passage where the persistent scent of pine needles sharpens the thin, cooling air. It lies 10.8 miles northwest of Gardnerville Ranchos, NV (from Gardnerville Ranchos, NV: bearing 305°T), and is situated 4.6 miles northeast of Lake Tahoe. The landscape is defined by the rugged descent into Kingsbury Canyon, a steep transition that marks the edge of the Toiyabe National Forest. Here, the earth is composed of granite and grit, holding the stillness of the high country while Burke Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the dense underbrush. To the west, the expansive, crystalline surface of Lake Tahoe anchors the horizon, while the distant, jagged spine of the Sierra Nevada stands as a charcoal-colored silhouette against the deepening twilight. The light in Kingsbury possesses a peculiar, crystalline clarity, casting long, violet shadows across the slopes as the sun slips behind the peaks, leaving the forest floor in a sudden, hushed stillness.

History clings to the steep inclines of Kingsbury, echoing the labor of those who once sought passage through the mountains toward the promise of the valley floor. The modern economy of Kingsbury remains tethered to this legacy of transit and seasonal recreation, serving as a vital link for those traveling between the high-elevation slopes and the basin below. Residents and visitors alike find themselves navigating a terrain shaped by the Carson Ranger District, where the management of timber and the preservation of wild space dictate the slow, deliberate pace of the day. Life in Kingsbury feels less like a permanent settlement and more like a deliberate pause in a long, winding journey, where the primary industry is the quiet maintenance of the connection between the alpine wilderness and the world that waits beyond the ridge.

About This Kingsbury Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingsbury, Nevada. Coordinates: 38.990926, -119.883674. 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 Kingsbury includes the ZIP code (89449), 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.