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

• Update: 3.5 magnitude earthquake shakes close to Yerington, NV on July 22 Sacramento Bee · Aug 14
• A massive data center in rural Nevada is one step closer to being built thenevadaindependent.com · Aug 8
• Yerington Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Jeff Edward Lucier Obituary (2026) - Yerington, NV - Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home - Yerington Legacy obituary · Aug 11
• 3rd Annual Lavender Days festival returns to Yerington KOLO | 8 News Now · Jul 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

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.

🎡 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

🗺️ Map of Yerington

🏘️ Nearby Communities