Valmy Nevada Map

About Valmy, Nevada

Valmy is a locality in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 45.6 people per km². Valmy is located at 40.7927°N, 117.1268°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 89438.

Valmy unfolds across a high, arid expanse where the persistent wind carries the scent of sun-warmed sagebrush and dry earth. It lies 71.4 miles west of Elko, NV (from Elko, NV: bearing 268°T), and is situated 14.5 miles northwest of Battle Mountain. Trout Creek carves a shallow, quiet path through the basin floor, its bed often reduced to a gravelly trace that mirrors the muted tones of the surrounding scrubland. To the west, the silhouette of Lone Tree Hill rises against the sky, a solitary sentinel watching over the vast, open plains that stretch toward the horizon. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant, hazy ridges and casting long, indigo shadows that pull across the desert floor as the afternoon wanes into a deep, silent violet.

Valmy remains a place defined by the heavy, rhythmic pulse of industry and the endurance of those who work the land. The local economy draws its strength from the deep strata beneath the surface, a legacy that echoes the industrial labor of earlier times when the railroad and mining interests first anchored the region to the map. Residents navigate the wide, quiet spaces between the scattered structures, looking toward the distant Snow Gulch or the infrequent recreation found at Unknown Park as markers in their daily navigation of the high desert. Life in Valmy moves with the deliberate pace of a long-distance traveler, grounded in the reality of a landscape that demands self-reliance and offers little to those who do not appreciate the stark, unadorned beauty of the Great Basin.

About This Valmy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Valmy, Nevada. Coordinates: 40.792685, -117.126775. 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 Valmy includes the ZIP code (89438), telephone area code (775), county seat of Humboldt County (Winnemucca), and school district assignment (Humboldt 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.