Rachel, Nevada

Rachel, Nevada
Census-designated place
Clockwise from top: The Little A'Le'Inn Inside the Little A'Le'Inn in May 2014 Independence Day 4 time capsule installed by the production team outside the A'Le'Inn A tow truck towing a crashed UFO, a local art installation Sign for and view of Rachel, Nevada northbound on the Extraterrestrial Highway The Alienstock music festival hosted to celebrate the storming of Area 51 Rachel, as seen from Highway 375, looking northwest
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Coordinates: 37°38′21″N 115°45′15″W / 37.63917°N 115.75417°W / 37.63917; -115.75417
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lincoln
Named for	Rachel Jones
Area [1]
• Total	4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
• Land	4.34 sq mi (11.24 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	4,794 ft (1,461 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	48
• Density	11.07/sq mi (4.27/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP code	89001
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-58820
GNIS feature ID	2583953[2]
Website	www.rachel-nevada.com

Rachel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 48.^[3] As the closest settlement to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity status, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters.