Zephyr Cove, Nevada Explained

Official Name:Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Nevada
Pushpin Label:Zephyr Cove
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.81
Area Land Km2:5.50
Area Water Km2:0.32
Area Total Sq Mi:2.25
Area Land Sq Mi:2.12
Area Water Sq Mi:0.12
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:679
Population Density Km2:123.54
Population Density Sq Mi:319.98
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:6752
Coordinates:39.0003°N -119.9525°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:89448
Area Code:775
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:32-86200
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2652368

Zephyr Cove is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 565 at the 2010 census.[2] Prior to 2010 it was part of the Zephyr Cove–Round Hill Village CDP.

History

Before Zephyr Cove was established, the Native American Washoe people lived around the area. The first Anglo-American settlers to encounter the area were Kit Carson and John Fremont in 1844.[3]

In 1862, Anglo-Americans settled around the community. They named the community Zephyr Cove, which was named after the Washoe Zephyr.[4]

A post office called Zephyr Cove has been in operation since 1930.[5] The name of the post office popularized the term and it soon became the name of the community.[6]

On March 1, 1964, Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashed near Zephyr Cove, killing all 85 people aboard.[7]

Geography

Zephyr Cove is located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe at 39.0003°N -119.9525°W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.8sqkm, of which 5.5sqkm is land and 0.3sqkm, or 5.47%, is water.[2]

Education

Kingsbury Middle School was a grade 6–8 middle school located in Zephyr Cove, part of the Douglas County School District. Due to the declining student population in the area, the school closed in 2008 with the property being offered for sale in 2012.

Zephyr Cove Elementary School and George Whittell High School absorbed the student population from Kingsbury Middle School.

Zephyr Cove has a public library, a branch of the Douglas County Public Library.[8]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Zephyr Cove CDP, Nevada. https://archive.today/20200212185253/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3286200. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. January 24, 2013.
  3. Web site: Area History Zephyr Cove Resort & Lake Tahoe Cruises NV. 2020-06-12. ZephyrCove. en-US.
  4. Web site: Zephyr Cove. Society of Architectural Historians. July 13, 2018 .
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 April 2018.
  6. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Origin of Place Names: Nevada. W.P.A.. 1941. 21.
  7. Web site: July 15, 1965 . Aircraft Accident Report: Paradise Airlines, Inc. Lockheed Constellation, L-049, N 86504 near Zephyr Cove, Nevada, March 1, 1964 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003103/https://reports.aviation-safety.net/1964/19640301-1_CONI_N86504.pdf . June 7, 2019 . May 28, 2019 . Civil Aeronautics Board. - See copy at the National Transportation Library
  8. Web site: Nevada Public Libraries . PublicLibraries.com . 14 June 2019.