Amargosa Valley, Nevada

About Amargosa Valley

Amargosa Valley is a small unincorporated community in southern Nevada.

Amargosa Valley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 98.66 square miles.

📰 Amargosa Valley News Today

• First mining threats, now solar. Could a small town make Ash Meadows the next Red Rock? Pahrump Valley Times · Apr 10
• Amargosa River Named # 9 on America’s Most Endangered Rivers® List of 2026 as Deadline to Approve Protections for Desert Lifeline Nears American Rivers · Apr 13
• Amargosa named on list of 10 ‘most endangered’ rivers This Is Reno · Apr 20
• Mining project puts Nevada river on endangered list Las Vegas Sun · Apr 15
• John Leslie Stansberry Obituary (2025) - Las Vegas, NV - Green Farewells Cremation & Memorial Legacy | Obituary · Dec 19

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What Makes Amargosa Valley Unique

• The only place in America named Amargosa Valley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Amargosa Valley

• Jack's Cafe — american
• Sunny's Kitchen — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Area 51 Alien Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Amargosa Valley

• Amargosa Valley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Amargosa Valley

• Amargosa Valley Elementary School
• Amargosa Valley Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Amargosa Valley

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