Yerington, Nevada

About Yerington

Yerington is a small town in western Nevada, home to 3,199 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Yerington holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 29.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 108 residents per square mile.

📰 Yerington News Today

• True Rosaschi Obituary The Press Democrat · Oct 9
• Update: 2.8 magnitude earthquake recorded near Yerington, NV on Oct. 4 Sacramento Bee · Oct 5
• A massive data center in rural Nevada is one step closer to being built The Nevada Independent · Aug 8
• Yerington Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Dozens protest against planned Monarch Data Center north of Yerington KTVN · Aug 2

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 Yerington Unique

• A top-25 city in Nevada by population (#15 of 19 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Yerington — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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: 2+ neighboring communities within 19 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Yerington

• Round Table Pizza — pizza
• Stage Stop — steak house

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lyon County Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yerington

• Arizzle Skate Park reviews ★
• Colony Park reviews ★
• Mason Valley Swimming Pool Park reviews ★
• Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mountain View reviews ★
• Veteran's Memorial Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Yerington

• Yerington Elementary School
• Yerington High School
• Yerington Intermediate School

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• South Lyon Medical Center · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Yerington

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