Schurz, Nevada

Schurz, Nevada
Side road in Schurz
Location in Mineral County and the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 38°57′56″N 118°49′37″W / 38.96556°N 118.82694°W / 38.96556; -118.82694
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyMineral
Founded1891 (1891)
Named afterCarl Schurz
Area
  Total
11.46 sq mi (29.68 km2)
  Land11.24 sq mi (29.10 km2)
  Water0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
Elevation
4,127 ft (1,258 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
656
  Density58.38/sq mi (22.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89427
Area code775
FIPS code32-65400
GNIS feature ID0858175

Schurz is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, named after Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. It is located on the Walker River Indian Reservation and is the burial place of Wovoka, the Paiute messiah who originated the Ghost Dance movement.