Goldfield, Nevada

POPULATION

Year		Goldfield		Esmeralda County
2000		424		1,061
2006		430		1,262

CLIMATE
Average precipitation    6.47 inches
Average snowfall    15.1 inches
Average temperatures
     January average high    42.5 F
     January average low    21.4 F
     July average high    88.9 F
     July average low    59.7 F

AIRPORT
Public - Goldfield Airport - 3,150' X 37' gravel airstrip
Public - Lida Junction - 6,100' X 80' dirt airstrip

TRANSPORTATION
Major Highways
   US 95
     Northbound - Tonopah, Carson City, Reno
     Southbound - Las Vegas

TRUCK SERVICES
Motor Cargo, DHL, Fed Ex & UPS

APPROXIMATE MILEAGE FROM GOLDFIELD TO
Denver, CO    933
Los Angeles, CA    487
Las Vegas, NV    186
Phoenix, AZ    500
Reno, NV    265
Salt Lake City, UT    636
San Francisco, CA    502

CHURCHES
1 Baptist Church

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
Chamber of Commerce
Historical Society
Girl Scouts
Order of Eastern Star
Montezuma Lodge
Red Hat Society

EDUCATION
Goldfield Elementary School (K-8)
Grades 9-12 bused to Tonopah

EMERGENCY/MEDICAL SERVICES
EMT staffed volunteer ambulance service
Esmeralda County Sheriff
Hospital in Tonopah
Mine rescue, volunteer rope rescue, & Hazmat team
Volunteer fire department

EVENTS
Easter Egg Hunt
Goldfield Days
Town Picnic for July 4th

LIBRARY
1 public library

LOCAL RECREATION
Goldfield Park - picnic area, tennis court, playground, & lighted baseball field

NEARBY RECREATION
Hunting, fishing, backpacking, bike and 4-wheel drive trails, ghost towns, & mining camps

Links to additional information on Goldfield:
Goldfield Chamber of Commerce
Goldfield Historical Society

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