Rachel, Nevada

Rachel, Nevada
Clockwise from top:
  • The Little A'Le'Inn
  • Inside the Little A'Le'Inn in May 2014
  • Independence Day 4 time capsule installed by the production team outside the A'Le'Inn
  • A tow truck towing a crashed UFO, a local art installation
  • Sign for and view of Rachel, Nevada northbound on the Extraterrestrial Highway
  • The Alienstock music festival hosted to celebrate the storming of Area 51
  • Rachel, as seen from Highway 375, looking northwest
Rachel
Rachel
Coordinates: 37°38′21″N 115°45′15″W / 37.63917°N 115.75417°W / 37.63917; -115.75417
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLincoln
Named afterRachel Jones
Area
  Total
4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
  Land4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,794 ft (1,461 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
48
  Density11.07/sq mi (4.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code
89001
Area code775
FIPS code32-58820
GNIS feature ID2583953
Websitewww.rachel-nevada.com

Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 48. As the closest settlement to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity status, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters.