About Dayton
Dayton, NV is a small unincorporated community located in western Nevada.
Dayton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 34.9 square miles.
📰 Dayton News Today
- Registration and Sponsorships Available NOW for Dayton Valley Days Carson Now · Aug 16
- Lyon County Sheriff's Office arrests Dayton teacher on child sexual abuse charges Nevada Appeal · Aug 6
- Former Dayton Elementary teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges; School District responds KTVN · Aug 7
- Nevada's newest state park was once a 'divorce ranch' and Army vehicle testing site The Nevada Independent · Jul 2
- Dayton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Dayton Unique
- One of 18 places in the US named Dayton — but the Nevada one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western 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: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Dayton
📍 Bluestone Estates📍 Canyon Estates📍 Carson River Estates📍 Copper Canyon📍 Dayton Valley📍 Dayton Village📍 Daytona Heights📍 Desert Winds📍 Glen Vista📍 Gold Canyon Estates📍 Gold Country📍 Granite Pointe📍 Heritage Ranch📍 Hillcrest📍 Mark Twain📍 Mark Twain Estates📍 North Pointe📍 Pheasant Run📍 Pinenut View Estates📍 Point Legado📍 River Village📍 Riverpark📍 Six Mile Canyon Ranches📍 Sutro
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Dayton
- Molossia‘s Tiki Hut Bar & Grill
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Bank Of Molossia · Attraction
- Molossia‘s Tiki Hut Bar & Grill
- Republic of Molossia · Attraction
- Customs · Attraction
- Dead Dog War Battlefield · Attraction
- Molhenge · Attraction
- Molossia Post Office · Attraction
- Molossia Trading Company · Attraction
- Molossia's Bottle Forest · Attraction
- Molossia's Friendship Gateway · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dayton
- Back Forty National Park reviews ★
- Como Park reviews ★
- Dayton Skate Park reviews ★
- Dayton State Park reviews ★
- Dayton Valley Dog Park reviews ★
- Mark Twain Park reviews ★
- Norton Park · Garden reviews ★
- Patriot Park reviews ★
- Rolling A Open Space Entrance reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Dayton
- Dayton Elementary School
- Dayton High School
- Dayton Intermediate School
- Riverview Elementary School
- Sutro Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNevada
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area34.9 sq mi
Coordinates39.2716, -119.5450