Silver City, Nevada—population 170—is a small, unincorporated community in rural northwestern Nevada. It is located along State Route 342, in Gold Canyon, 3.5 miles from Virginia City. It lies within the Virginia City National Historic Landmark and the Comstock Historic District. The nearest large cities are Reno, 20 miles to the north, and Carson City, 9 miles to the southwest.

Silver City is comprised of approximately 70 households, and includes a post office, volunteer fire station, and community center. There is one commercial establishment in town, and a number of home businesses.

Silver City residents engage in a range of occupations, among them construction workers, insurance agents, miners, archaeologists, wedding photographers, teachers, city, state, and federal employees, attorneys, artists, and musicians. A number of residents own their own businesses, and retirees comprise a significant portion of the population.

The people of Silver City take their responsibilities as citizens seriously, and the town has a long and distinguished record of public service. Residents currently serve on the Lyon County School Board, Lyon County Planning Commission, the Central Lyon County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council, the Comstock Historic District Commission, the Comstock Cemetery Foundation Board, and the town’s Citizen Advisory Council. There is a volunteer fire department, volunteer library, community garden, recycling program, and a range of youth and community activities—from once-a-month soup night at the community center to T’ai Chi classes.

Silver City is at the same time a quiet, safe place to live and raise a family, and a town accustomed to standing up for itself. It is a community built on the values of knowing and caring for neighbors and for pitching in when need arises. We care for our kids, for our elders and for all others who can use a hand. Neighbor to neighbor, we stand by our community. Always.