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is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,627 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nye County.
Tonopah is located (38.069058, -117.230502), at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95 en route from Las Vegas to Reno.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 16.2 square miles (42.0 km²), all of it land.