Welcome to Yerington ...

The city of Yerington is located in Lyon County<1> and is the County Seat for Lyon County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yerington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yerington has a population of 3,249 people<2> (see below for details).

Yerington is 4,380 feet [1,335 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Yerington is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Yerington lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Yerington lies within the (775) area code.

The ZIP code for Yerington: 89447<4>

Websites for Yerington ...

Official Website: www.yerington.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yerington had an population of 3,249 people. This is an increase of 6.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yerington had a population of 3,048 people (or 5.86% of the total population of Lyon County). This makes Yerington the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Yerington represents 0.11% of the population of Nevada (which has 2,700,551 people), making it the state's 15th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,048 people, the population of Yerington increased 5.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,883 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yerington.

Communities near Yerington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yerington.

• Wabuska
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
  • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
• Smith
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Smith is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith <5>
• Copper Run ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
  • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
• Schurz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurz
  • Schurz is located in Mineral County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schurz <5>
• Wellington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
• Davis Station ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Station
  • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
• Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Churchill
  • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
• Dayton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Stagecoach
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Lyon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yerington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yerington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yerington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yerington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yerington. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yerington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yerington ...

Looking for more information about Yerington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yerington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yerington.

Adding Yerington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yerington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yerington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Yerington post office opened in 1894.

We also found Yerington on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yerington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yerington: www.yerington.net/

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyon-county.org/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/