Laughlin, Nevada
CDP
About Laughlin
Set in the southeastern part of Nevada, Laughlin is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Laughlin is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 16.34 square miles.
📰 Laughlin News Today
- Laughlin casino guest hits $1.5 million slot machine jackpot KSNV · Jun 23
- Laughlin Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Laughlin bar fight, stabbing follows man plunging from balcony, police say KLAS 8 News Now · Jul 6
- Las Vegas man hurt in water taxi crash near Laughlin FOX5 Vegas · Jun 2
- This closed Laughlin casino was left out of $1B sale-leaseback deal - Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Review-Journal · May 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Laughlin Unique
- The only place in America named Laughlin — 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 southeastern 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.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Laughlin
- MeYou Thai Restaurant — thai
- Megatoppers Pizza Joint — pizza
- Bruce's Taste of Chicago
- Colianno's — italian
- Double Shot Coffee Clinic (café)
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Hibachi Buffet
- Humberto's Mexican Food — mexican
- Mama's Pizzeria — pizza
- Morning Joy Cafe (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laughlin
- Arizona Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
- Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bridge Canyon Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dean Hackett park reviews ★
- Gary Keith Civic Park reviews ★
- Ken Fovargue Park reviews ★
- Rotary Park reviews ★
- Arizona Veterans Memorial - South reviews ★
- Bella's Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Big Bend Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Colorado River BMX reviews ★
- Don Sullivan Memorial Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Laughlin
- Bennett William G ES
- Laughlin J-SHS
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNevada
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area16.34 sq mi
Coordinates35.1404, -114.6166