Official Name: | Mogul, Nevada |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.78 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.76 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.46 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.45 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1258 |
Population Density Km2: | 334.15 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 865.20 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 4701 |
Coordinates: | 39.5136°N -119.9258°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 89523 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 32-48000 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2583942 |
Mogul is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It lies on the western side of the Reno - Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area, just off Interstate 80. The population was 1,290 at the 2010 census.[2] Prior to 2010, the community was part of the Verdi-Mogul CDP.
Mogul is located at 39.5136°N -119.9258°W (39.5138, -119.9260). It lies along Interstate 80, 6miles west of downtown Reno, near the western border of Nevada.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8sqkm, all land.[2]
The area is served by the Washoe County School District.
See main article: 2008 Reno earthquakes.
In February 2008, an earthquake swarm began and activity was high until June 2008. The total number of earthquakes in the area reached over 5,000 and ranged from negative magnitudes to a moment magnitude 5.0 mainshock on April 26, 2008.