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Wellington, Nevada
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 Wellington, Nevada
Location in Nevada
Wellington, Nevada
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lyon |
| Elevation | 4,836 ft (1,474 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes |
89444
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| GNIS feature ID | 848674 |
| Reference #: | 74 |
Wellington is a small community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It is sometimes called Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station. Wellington is an unincorporated town, which means it's a community that isn't officially governed by its own local city government. Instead, it's managed by the larger county government. You can find Wellington in southwestern Lyon County, along State Route 208. It's located southwest of Yerington, which is the main town and "county seat" for Lyon County. A county seat is like the capital city for a county, where the main government offices are located. Wellington also has its own post office with the ZIP code 89444.
History
The community of Wellington has been around for a long time. Its first post office was set up way back in 1865. The town got its name from a person known as Major Wellington. He was a businessperson who worked in the stagecoach industry. Stagecoaches were like old-fashioned buses pulled by horses, used for travel and delivering mail before cars and trains were common.
