Carlin, Nevada

About Carlin

Set in the northern part of Nevada, Carlin is a small town counting 2,000 people who proudly call it home.

Carlin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 10.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 192 residents per square mile.

📰 Carlin News Today

• Carlin High School (NV) Football MaxPreps · Oct 1
• Carlin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
• Nevada Rural Housing Celebrates Groundbreaking of Passmore Place Apartments in Carlin Nevada Business Magazine · Jun 25
• Carlin City Council will meet Aug. 26 Elko Daily Free Press · Aug 25
• NDOC to close Carlin, Jean conservation camps by July 1 FOX5 Vegas · Apr 13

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 Carlin Unique

• A top-25 city in Nevada by population (#16 of 19 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Carlin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 20 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Carlin

• State Inn — american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Carlin

• Carlin Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Carlin

• Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy
• Carlin Elementary School
• Carlin High School
• Carlin Jr High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Carlin

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