ZIP Code 89301
About Ely
Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50. The railroads connecting the transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin, Nevada and Eureka, Nevada have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
6,795
population
$74,695
median household income
3
people / sq mi
$199,100
median home value
$854
median gross rent
40.4
median age
2,959
housing units
2,446
households
2123.6
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 89301
- Nevada Northern Railway Museum museum
- Murry Peak nature
- Murry Point nature
- North Schell Peak nature
- Ada Shaft historic
- Aultman Mine historic
- Black Spot Mine historic
- Boston Mine Shaft historic
- Brennen Mine historic
Nearby notable places
- Ward Mountain nature
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- fast_food
- bank
- gym
Brands
- Shell (3)
- Anytime Fitness (1)
- Carl's Jr. (1)
- Chevron (1)
- McDonald's (1)
- Subway (1)