About Minden
Set in the western part of Nevada, Minden is a small unincorporated community.
Minden holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.7 square miles.
📰 Minden News Today
- Lightning blamed for widespread Thursday power outage The Record Courier · Aug 13
- Exploring Our Backyard: From milling flour to distilling unique spirits at Minden Mill Nevada Sports Net · Aug 13
- Piconland: Conversation and Documentary Film Screening in Minden, Saturday, June 27, 2026 - Smithsonian Event Smithsonian · Jun 27
- Douglas County legal - 64112 The Record Courier · Aug 14
- 32 protesters arrested outside Northern Nevada Starbucks facility Reno Gazette Journal · Dec 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Minden Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Nevada — one of 132 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Minden
- Blind Dog Coffee Lab (café)
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Big Chicken — chicken
- Chicago Mike's Pizza — pizza
- Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
- Firehouse Subs — sandwich
- Fransisco's Mexican Restaurant — mexican
- Fuentes Restaurant & Cantina — mexican
- Full Belly Deli
- Independence Diner
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Art Gallery @ Prism · Art gallery
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Minden
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Minden
- ALT School
- ASPIRE Academy High School
- Douglas County Adult School
- Douglas High School
- Douglas Nevada Online
- Minden Elementary School
- Pinon Hills Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNevada
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.7 sq mi
Coordinates38.9646, -119.7666