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Fernley, NV Road Trips

Plan drives from Fernley, NV with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Fernley, NV, NV

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Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

471.4 mi

Bunkerville, NV

Quickest Drive

9h 9m

Bunkerville, NV

Plan Around Fernley, NV

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Fernley, NV by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

23,631

Median Income

$87,991

Median Home Value

$352,600

Median Age

35.8

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Fernley, NV at a Glance

Founded

1904

Elevation

4,160 ft

Area

7 mi²

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Fernley, NV.

Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot

Fernley and Lassen Railway Depot

railway station in Fernley, the United States of America

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q1948662), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Fernley, NV

Fernley is a city in Nevada located along Interstate 80 about 30 miles east of Reno. Fernley was best known in the United States as "that place most Amazon.com stuff ships from" due to the large depot the town had before Amazon moved their operations to Reno itself.

1 Fernley 95A Speedway (Reno-Fernley Raceway), 1965 S Hwy 95a, ☏ +1 775-224-7644. (updated Oct 2017) 2 Frontier Fun Center, 480 W Main St, ☏ +1 775-575-7529. Bowling, arcade, kid's play area, and sports bar. (updated Nov 2025) 3 Lahontan State Recreation Area, ☏ +1 775 577-2226. $7/vehicle, boat launch $14, camping $15. (updated Oct 2017) Fernley has a few opportunities to gamble. 4 The Silverado Casino, 1380 W Newlands Dr, ☏ +1 775-575-2222. 24 hour. (updated Oct 2017) 5 Terrible's Travel Center and Casino, 480 Truck Inn Way, ☏ +1 775-575-5919. 24 hour. (updated Nov 2025)

1 Black Bear Diner, 1190 B East Main St, ☏ +1 775-835-8512. (updated Oct 2017)

1 Best Western Fernley Inn, 1405 Newlands Drive E, ☏ +1 775 575-6776, fax: +1 775 575-6748.

From Reno: Take the I-80 east. 1 Tiger Field Airport is the nearest airport, though it doesn't seem to have commercial flights through to it. 2 Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO IATA) is the nearest major airport with commercial flights available.

Travel tips adapted from Fernley on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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