Zephyr Cove is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 565 at the 2010 census. Prior to 2010 it was part of the Zephyr Cove–Round Hill Village CDP.

History

Before Zephyr Cove was established, the Native American Washoe people lived around the area. The first Anglo-American settlers to encounter the area were Kit Carson and John Fremont in 1844. In 1862, Anglo-Americans settled around the community. They named the community Zephyr Cove, which was named after the Washoe Zephyr. A post office called Zephyr Cove has been in operation since 1930. The name of the post office popularized the term and it soon became the name of the community.

Geography

Zephyr Cove is located on the east shore of

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at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.47%, is water. Lake Tahoe, Nevada Beach

Demographics

Education

Kingsbury Middle School was a grade 6–8 middle school located in Zephyr Cove, part of the

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. Due to the declining student population in the area, the school closed in 2008 with the property being offered for sale in 2012. Zephyr Cove Elementary School and

George Whittell High School George Whittell High School is located in Zephyr Cove, Nevada, near the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. As of 2021, the school housed grades 6 through 12. The school is named after late millionaire George Whittell, Jr. who purchased the Nevada side of ...

absorbed the student population from Kingsbury Middle School. Zephyr Cove has a

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

, a branch of the Douglas County Public Library.

References

Census-designated places in Douglas County, Nevada Census-designated places in Nevada {{DouglasCountyNV-geo-stub