Wellington, Nevada | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated town |
Pushpin Map: | Nevada#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wellington |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lyon |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 4836 |
Coordinates: | 38.7556°N -119.3761°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 89444 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 848674 |
Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 208, southwest of the city of Yerington, the county seat of Lyon County.[1] Wellington has a post office with the ZIP code 89444,[2]
A post office was first established at Wellington in 1865. The community was named after one Major Wellington, a businessperson in the stagecoach industry.[3]