Ely, Nevada

Ely
Ely
City
	Downtown Ely
	Location of Ely, Nevada
	Ely Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 39°15′12″N 114°52′38″W / 39.25333°N 114.87722°W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	White Pine
Government
• Mayor	Nathan Robertson
Area
• Total	7.63 sq mi (19.75 km2)
• Land	7.63 sq mi (19.75 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	6,437 ft (1,962 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,924
• Density	514.56/sq mi (198.68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes	89301, 89315
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-23500
GNIS feature ID	0859671
Website	www.cityofelynv.gov

Ely (/ˈiːli/, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50. The railroads connecting the transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin, Nevada and Eureka, Nevada have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely.^[4]^[5] As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924.

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