Boulder City, Nevada

About Boulder City

Boulder City is a close-knit town in southeastern Nevada, home to 15,029 residents as of the latest Census estimates. It ranks as the 10th largest city in Nevada.

Boulder City holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 212.28 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 71 residents per square mile.

📰 Boulder City News Today

• Travel Nevada opens first 'Adventure Center' recreation hub in Boulder City KSNV · Oct 8
• Travel Nevada Adventure Center—Boulder City Officially Opens, Giving Southern Nevada Visitors a Gateway to the Outdoors Nevada Business Magazine · Oct 8
• Care Cremation & Burial Announces Service-Area Focus for Las Vegas Valley, Henderson, and Boulder City Families Akron Beacon Journal · Oct 10
• Travel Nevada Adventure Center in Boulder City BoulderCity.com · Oct 7
• NHP investigating fatal crash near Boulder City - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Nevada headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Boulder City Unique

• A top-25 city in Nevada by population (#10 of 19 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Boulder City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 212.28 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in southeastern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 15,029.
• Easy reach of Henderson (13 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Boulder City

• Boulder City Co. Store (café)
• Casa Don Quixote Tapas and Mediterranean Flavors — tapas
• Chilly Jillyz — american
• China A Go Go and Sushi — chinese
• Dam Roast House & Browder Bookstore — coffee shop (café)
• Fox Smokehouse BBQ — barbecue
• Hangar 502 — sandwich
• Momo Sushi — sushi
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Coffee Cup;Coffee Cup — breakfast (café)

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum · Museum
• Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City · Museum
• Tom Devlin's Monster Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Boulder City

• Black Canyon Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Adams Boulevard Community Park reviews ★
• Boulder City Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Boulder City Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Celebration Park reviews ★
• Veterans' Memorial Park reviews ★
• Wilbur Square reviews ★
• Xeriscape Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Boulder City

• Boulder City HS
• Garrett Elton M JHS
• King Martha P ES
• Mitchell Andrew ES
• St. Jude's Healing Center

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Boulder City Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Boulder City

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