| Dyer, Nevada | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada |
| Pushpin Label: | Dyer |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Nevada |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Esmeralda |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 91.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 91.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.23 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 232 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2.55 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4880 |
| Coordinates: | 37.6675°N -118.0664°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 89010 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 32-20700 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 859604 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 35.23 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 6.60 |
Dyer is a census-designated place located in Fish Lake Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States. It had a population of 324 as of the 2018 American Community Survey.[2] The town serves the surrounding area's sparse rural population of mainly ranchers and indigenous Paiute people. The town has a gas station/store, cafe, post office and airport.
Dyer is located on State Route 264, near Nevada's border with California. It is south of U.S. Route 6 and north of Oasis, California. The town is part of the Dyer Census Designated Place.
The post office at Dyer has been in operation since 1889.[3] The community took its name from nearby Dyer's Ranch.[4]
Residents are zoned to the Esmeralda County School District for grades K-8.[5]
High school students in the entire county go to Tonopah High School of Nye County School District.[6]
The county is in the service area of Great Basin College.[7]
The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[8]