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((Short description| Unincorporated town in the State of Nevada, United States))
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'''Pahrump''' (((IPAc-en|p|ə|ˈ|r|ʌ|m|p)) ((respell|pə|RUMP))) is an [[Unincorporated towns in Nevada|unincorporated town]] located at the southernmost tip of [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], [[Nevada]], [[United States]],<ref>((cite web|title=Nye County Code - Title 20: Pahrump|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|url=http://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=648|access-date=2017-01-29))</ref> about ((convert|62|mi)) west of [[Las Vegas]]. Pahrump lies adjacent to the [[Nevada]]–[[California]] border and the area had a population of 44,738 as of the 2020 census.

==History==
Pahrump was originally inhabited by the [[Southern Paiute people|Southern Paiute]]. It was slowly inhabited by settlers in the late 19th century. They reportedly chose the name for Pahrump after the original [[Colorado River Numic language|Southern Paiute]] name ''Pah-Rimpi'', or "Water Rock," so named because of the abundant [[Artesian aquifer|artesian well]]s in the valley. Because of the artesian wells, the new inhabitants of [[Pahrump Valley]] began a number of large [[ranch (land)|ranch]]-style holdings, mostly over ((convert|1000|acre|ha)) in size. On the ranches, [[alfalfa]] and [[cotton]] were grown, and [[livestock]] were raised.

[[File:Pahrump, NV (1).jpg|left|thumb|View of the mountains from town]]

Until the 1960s, Pahrump had no [[telephone]] service except a radio transmitter phone in a phone booth next to the small market, and there were no paved roads in or out of the Pahrump Valley. As [[Las Vegas]] grew, the Pahrump region also saw more real estate development and population growth. This led to the introduction of telephone service and the construction of a paved highway between Las Vegas and Pahrump during the late 1960s. Later, this road ([[NV 160]]) was extended from Pahrump northward to [[U.S. Highway 95|US 95]], near [[Amargosa Valley, Nevada|Amargosa Valley]]. A second paved road ([[SR 372 (NV)|NV 372]]) was introduced that went from Pahrump to neighboring [[Shoshone, California]], which provided a link to the [[Death Valley]] area, as well as a shorter route to those wishing to travel to [[Los Angeles]] or other areas in California. In the fifties and sixties, there was a two-room elementary school and the high school students went to Shoshone. In 1974, Pahrump's first high school, Pahrump Valley High School, was constructed.<ref>((Cite web |last=Harris |first=Selwyn |date=2020-12-30 |title=Times roars into its ‘golden era’ |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/times-roars-into-its-golden-era-94191/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Pahrump Valley Times |language=en-US))</ref>

Pahrump is an archetypal example of an [[exurb]] (a residential region beyond suburbs). Almost all significant agriculture has ended in the valley,<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.nyecounty.com/documents/plans/2004_Nye_WaterResourcesPlan.pdf |title=NYE County Water Resources Plan |publisher=Nyecounty.com |access-date=2013-10-17))</ref> and over the years the surface aquifers have been drained. Residential housing growth in Parhrump was partly responsible for Nye County ranking among the fastest growing counties nationwide in 2005.<ref name=Hennessey2006/>

Las Vegas casino owner [[Ted Binion]] buried a large treasure of [[silver]] in a secret underground vault in Pahrump. In 1998, Binion died under suspicious circumstances, and one of the parties accused of murdering Binion was apprehended while digging up the vault in Pahrump. A book about the Binion murder trial (and Las Vegas poker) is ''[[Positively Fifth Street]]'' by [[James McManus]].

On November 15, 2006, the Pahrump town board voted for an ordinance declaring English the official language of business, limiting the display of foreign flags, and denying housing assistance or other welfare benefits to illegal immigrants.<ref name=Hennessey2006>((cite news|title='English only' measure stokes frustration|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Kathleen Hennessey|agency=AP|date=November 26, 2006|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-26-admn-englishonly26-story.html|access-date=2020-11-11))</ref> A measure in the ordinance required an American flag to be displayed above any other flag, regardless of what organization, nation, or government it represented. County Sheriff Tony DeMeo said he would not attempt to enforce the ordinance,<ref name=Hennessey2006/> which was repealed four months later because of bad publicity.<ref>((cite news |title=Pahrump kills English-only rule |newspaper=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]] |date=February 15, 2007 |page=5 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82160672/pahrump-kills-english-only-rule/ |access-date=July 25, 2021))</ref>

On November 4, 2017, [[Koenigsegg]] Automotive AB achieved the [[List of fastest production cars|highest top speed of a production car]] ever, surpassing the [[Bugatti Veyron]]. The [[Koenigsegg Agera]] RS reached a top speed of ((convert|abbr=on|277.9|mph|km/h)) on [[Nevada State Route 160]] in the Pahrump region.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/nevada-highway-to-close-for-supercars-attempt-at-speed-record/|title=Nevada highway to close for supercar's attempt at speed record|website=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|first=Henry|last=Brean|date=3 November 2017|accessdate=24 October 2021))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a13301712/koenigsegg-agera-rs-speed-record/|title=The Koenigsegg Agera RS Is Officially the World's Fastest Car|website=[[Road & Track]]|first=Travis|last=Okulski|date=4 November 2017|accessdate=24 October 2021))</ref>

==Geography and climate==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[census-designated place]] of Pahrump has a total area of ((convert|771.5|km2|abbr=on|order=flip)), all of which is land. By area, it is the largest CDP in the contiguous United States, although it ranks only eleventh nationally, since the largest ten are all in Alaska. The area lies in the [[Mojave Desert]].
[[File:Pahrump NV night aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Night aerial view of Pahrump from the southwest, with the downtown intersection of Nevada routes [[Nevada State Route 160|160]] and [[Nevada State Route 372|372]] at the bright center]]

Summers in Pahrump are generally very hot and dry, with occasional pushes of monsoonal moisture beginning in early July. Being at a similar elevation to Las Vegas, daytime highs in summer average within a few degrees lower than that of Las Vegas. Record highs are similar between the two cities as well. A typical day during June through August brings temperatures around ((convert|100|F)), and occasionally ((convert|110|F)). Nighttime temperatures, however, are noticeably cooler. This is due to the lack of an [[urban heat island]] in Pahrump, allowing for intense radiative cooling after sundown. As a result, summer nights are pleasantly warm, bottoming out in the mid-60s or 70s °F (around 20&nbsp;°C). Pahrump's location in a valley leads to large diurnal temperature ranges, typically ((convert|30|F-change)) but occasionally ((convert|40|F-change)). By late August and early September, the sweltering summer heat noticeably tempers down. September is the gateway to fall, which brings very pleasant weather. October highs are generally ((convert|80|F)) and nighttime temperatures in the 50s °F (low teens °C). Due to its elevation, Pahrump is protected from the searing summer temperatures experienced in the nearby [[Death Valley]].

Like other locations in the Mojave desert, winters are typically mild, with occasional pushes of cold air from the north. Daytime highs average from the mid-50s and 60s °F (10s °C), but low temperatures hover around freezing for most nights between December and February. Spring brings pleasantly warm temperatures and cool evenings. Like other locations in the Mojave desert, this is the windiest time of year. Snowfall is rare in Pahrump, but there is generally at least one snow day per year.

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==Demographics==
((US Census population
|1990= 7424
|2000= 24631
|2010= 36441
|2020= 44738
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">((cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016))</ref>
))
As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2">((cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website))</ref> there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the [[census-designated place]] (CDP) of Pahrump. The population density was ((convert|82.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of ((convert|39.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off)). The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.9% of the population.

There were 10,153 households, out of which 14.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.3% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 10.6% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 55.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $34,860, and the median income for a family was $39,812. Males had a median income of $35,862 versus $21,586 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $17,708. About 7.3% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. Nye County receives an unusually large 29 percent of its income from federal benefits which amounts to $9,408 for each resident of the county.

==Government==
[[File:Pahrump Government.JPG|thumb|Government offices for Pahrump]]
Like many communities in Nevada, Pahrump has an unincorporated town status, with a limited government that manages land-use planning, recreation, and fire, while leaving most services to Nye County. In 2012 the citizens of Pahrump voted to disband the Town Board form of government due to the board's continued pushes for incorporation in favor of becoming an advisory board under the County Commissioners. It was finalized in 2014 when the incumbent elected members' terms expired. The Town Board was disbanded as of January 2015.<ref>((Cite web |date=2014-05-22 |title=Pahrump Town Board Member Supports Incorporation |url=https://knpr.org/show/knprs-state-of-nevada/2014-05-22/pahrump-town-board-member-supports-incorporation |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=[[Nevada Public Radio]] |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Whaley |first=Sean |date=2014-05-09 |title=Nevada high court upholds vote to disband Pahrump town board |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/nevada-high-court-upholds-vote-to-disband-pahrump-town-board/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |language=en-US))</ref>

[[Gregory Hafen II]] ([[U.S. Republican Party|R]]) represents the 36th district for the [[Nevada Assembly]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Hebrock |first=Robin |date=2023-02-09 |title=Pahrump assemblyman’s proposal would require ID to vote in Nevada |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/pahrump-assemblymans-proposal-would-require-id-to-vote-in-nevada-117366/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Pahrump Valley Times |language=en-US))</ref>

==Education==
Public education in Pahrump is administered by the [[Nye County School District]].

Pahrump has a [[public library]].<ref>((cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/nevada/ | title=Nevada Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=14 June 2019))</ref>

==Economy==
Notable businesses in the area include the [[Spring Mountain Motor Sports Ranch]] along with local area wineries including Sanders Family Winery and Pahrump Valley Winery.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/sanders-family-winery-pahrump|title=Sanders Family Winery|publisher=[[Yelp]]|accessdate=September 2, 2021))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.yelp.com/biz/pahrump-valley-winery-pahrump|title=Pahrump Valley Winery|publisher=[[Yelp]]|accessdate=September 2, 2021))</ref> [[Golden Entertainment]] operates three casinos in Pahrump.

Two legal [[brothel]]s, [[Sheri's Ranch]] and [[Chicken Ranch (Nevada)|Chicken Ranch]], are located in Pahrump. Due to their proximity to [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], they tend to be more expensive than other legal brothels in Nevada.

==Media==
Pahrump is served by Prime-TV affiliate [[KPVM-LD|KPVM-TV 25]]<ref name="HBO">((cite web|url=https://www.hbo.com/small-town-news-kpvm-pahrump|title=Small Town News KPVM Pahrump))</ref><ref name="Ebert">((cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/hbo-small-town-news-kpvm-pahrump-tv-review-2021|title=HBO's Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump Struggles to Find the Story|author=Nick Allen|publisher=[[Roger Ebert|Roger Ebert.com]]))</ref> It has ten digital channels 25.1 (PrimeTV), 25.2 ([[thisTV]], 25.3 [[America's Voice (cable network)|America's Voice]], 25.4 [[OANN]], 25.5 [[Shop LC]], 25.6 [[Home Shopping Network]], 25.7 conservative talk radio, 25.8 country, 25.9 [[Nuestra Vision]], and 25.10 [[Fun Roads]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://kpvm.tv|title=KPVM-TV))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Digital TV Market Listing for KPVM-LP|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=KPVM#station|website=RabbitEars.Info|access-date=April 9, 2021))</ref> Pahrump is also home to [[KACP (FM)|KACP 103.1 FM]] which airs a [[country music]] format.<ref name="arb1">((cite web |work=Arbitron |url=https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU19&band=fm&callLetter=KACP |title=Station Information Profile))</ref>

==Transportation==
Pahrump Valley Transportation is the only public transportation in Pahrump. However, there is also VetRANS, a transportation service for veterans. Both services run by appointment, and offer transport to certain destinations in Las Vegas. Salt Lake Express serves Pahrump on its bus route from Las Vegas to Reno. [[Eastern Sierra Transit Authority]] provides bus service from Pahrump to [[Tecopa, California]].<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.estransit.com/routes-schedule/community-routes/tecopa-to-pahrump/ | title=Tecopa to Pahrump ))</ref>

Residents, and those visiting Pahrump, utilize [[McCarran International Airport]] in the Las Vegas area, approximately 60 miles east of Pahrump. A private airport, [[Calvada Meadows Airport]], also serves Pahrump, however, aircraft must request permission before landing at this small airport. [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car]] operates a local branch for vehicle rental needs. Pahrump has taxi service operating 24 hours a day.

==Notable residents==
Pahrump was the hometown of author and radio personality [[Art Bell]].<ref>((Cite web |last=Harris |first=Selwyn |date=2020-01-29 |title=Art Bell immortalized in bronze |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/art-bell-immortalized-in-bronze-80391/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Pahrump Valley Times |language=en-US))</ref> He was known for founding ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'', an overnight radio talk show mainly about paranormal subjects, conspiracies, and other oddities that he broadcast from his home studio. At one time, Bell owned [[KNYE]], the local radio station located in Pahrump. After the death of his wife Ramona, Bell remarried and relocated to the Philippines. On the December 28, 2006, broadcast of ''Coast to Coast AM'', Bell announced he had returned to Pahrump, but he later returned to the Philippines, where he resided until 2011, when he again returned to Pahrump. Bell hosted ''[[Art Bell's Dark Matter]]'', also dealing with paranormal subject matter, which aired on SiriusXM, from his home in Pahrump. In July 2015, Art Bell returned to the airwaves with a new show, ''Midnight in the Desert'', which aired weeknights in a three-hour time slot.<ref>((cite web |url=http://artbell.com/the-final-results-art-bell-is-coming-back/ |title=The Final Results, Art Bell IS Coming Back! - Art Bell |website=artbell.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723071205/http://artbell.com/the-final-results-art-bell-is-coming-back/ |archive-date=2015-07-23))</ref> The show covered much of the same material as ''Coast to Coast AM''. Bell retired from the show in December 2015. Bell died on April 13, 2018, in Pahrump.

[[Michael Jackson]] purchased a home in the area in 2008, where he briefly had a home [[studio]] and [[Homeschooling|home schooled]] his three children.<ref>((cite news |first= Ethan|last=Smith|title=Michael Jackson: The Next Elvis?|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121331476011469961?mod=googlenews_wsj|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|page=W1|date=2008-06-13|access-date=2008-06-13|quote=Recently the singer had been living in Pahrump, Nev., an unincorporated town 60 miles west of Las Vegas, where he had been writing new songs in a home studio and having his three children (ages 11, 10 and 6) home-schooled.))</ref>

Pahrump is the home of [[Ronald Wayne]], the third co-founder of [[Apple Computer]] along with [[Steve Jobs]] and [[Steve Wozniak]]. Wayne relinquished his equity in Apple for $800 in 1976;<ref name="woz.org">((cite web| author-link=Steve Wozniak|last=Wozniak|first=Steve | url = http://www.woz.org/letters/pirates/09.html |title= Letters-General Questions Answered | publisher= Steve Wozniak official site |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20000817234627/http://www.woz.org/letters/pirates/09.html | archive-date=August 17, 2000)) Scroll down to third letter.</ref><ref name=CNN>((cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/06/24/apple.forgotten.founder/index.html?hpt=C1&fbid=lG95iTlU4iD |title=The gambling man who co-founded Apple and left for $800 |publisher=[[CNN]] |first=Dan |last=Simon |date=June 24, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2010 | quote= Wayne left Apple for only $800. "What can I say? You make a decision based on your understanding of the circumstances, and you live with it," he said.| archive-date=June 26, 2010| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100626070007/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/06/24/apple.forgotten.founder/index.html| url-status=live))</ref> he now lives a quiet lifestyle in Pahrump, selling [[postage stamp|stamps]] and rare [[coin]]s.<ref>((Cite web |last=Heater |first=Brian |date=December 19, 2011 |title=Two days in the desert with Apple's lost founder, Ron Wayne |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011-12-19-two-days-in-the-desert-with-apples-lost-founder-ron-wayne.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=[[Engadget]] |language=en-US))</ref>

Retired actress [[June Kenney]] lived in Pahrump from 2010 to her death in 2021.<ref>((cite web |title=June Kenney |url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/148/June+Kenny/index.html |website=Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen |access-date=19 April 2023))</ref>

Musical group [[Escape the Fate]] was founded in, and originally from, Pahrump,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://escapethefateband.weebly.com/about-the-members.html|title=About the Members|website=Escape The Fate|access-date=2018-10-20))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.nationalrockreview.com/artist-feature/countdown-to-rockstar-energy-uproar|title=The Countdown To The 2014 Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival Has Begun!|last=Heemsoth|first=Erik|date=August 6, 2014|website=National Rock Review|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-20|quote=Formed in Pahrump, Nevada in 2004, Escape The Fate received their first big break when they won a local radio contest judged by My Chemical Romance.))</ref> before the band relocated to Las Vegas.

Infamous "Hollywood madam" [[Heidi Fleiss]] moved to Pahrump in 2005.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=3382916 |last=Knapp |first=George  | title = Famous Hollywood Madam Moves to Nevada |date=May 24, 2005 |publisher=[[KLAS-TV]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103014111/http://www.8newsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=3382916 |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2015 ))</ref>

[[Melvin Dummar]], who claimed to have saved the life of [[Howard Hughes]] and who was named in a disputed will as Hughes's main beneficiary, lived for a while in Pahrump and died there in 2018.<ref>((cite web |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/melvin-dummar-dead-supposedly-rescued-howard-hughes-in-nevada-desert-64821/ |last=Brean |first=Henry  | title = Melvin Dummar dead: Supposedly rescued Howard Hughes in Nevada desert |date=December 11, 2018 |publisher=[[Pahrump Valley Times]]))</ref>

Although [[brothel]] owner [[Dennis Hof]] died in nearby [[Crystal, Nye County, Nevada|Crystal]], he referred to himself in political ads as "The Trump of Pahrump," a sobriquet he credited to [[Donald Trump]] advisor [[Roger Stone]] (an early supporter of Hof).<ref>((Cite web |last=Noori Farzan |first=Antonia |date=2018-11-07 |title=Dennis Hof, deceased brothel owner dubbed the ‘Trump of Pahrump,’ wins state assembly seat in Nevada |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2018/11/07/dennis-hof-deceased-brothel-owner-dubbed-trump-pahrump-wins-state-assembly-seat-nevada/?noredirect=on |website=[[The Washington Post]]))</ref> Hof was elected posthumously to a seat in the [[Nevada Assembly]] in 2018. A group of county commissioners within the legislative district was empowered to appoint a successor; Pahrump utility general manager [[Gregory Hafen II]] won appointment to the seat.

Libertarian writer and filmmaker [[J. Neil Schulman]], author of ''[[Alongside Night]]'' (1978) and writer/producer/director of the indie film ''Alongside Night'',<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667061/?ref_=nv_sr_1 ((User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022))</ref> lived in Pahrump. Schulman was the first to produce a film that featured Pahrump, in the script of ''[[Lady Magdalene's]]'', which starred [[Nichelle Nichols]] as the owner of the title [[brothel]].

==In popular culture==
*In the film ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', Martians land in Pahrump and announce they have "come in peace", but soon kill most of the humans gathered there.<ref>((Cite web |last=Meehan |first=Jeffrey |date=2018-02-16 |title=Pahrump marked as extraterrestrial tourist destination |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/pahrump-marked-as-extraterrestrial-tourist-destination/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Pahrump Valley Times |language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last= |date=2017-01-25 |title=Scene In Nevada: Mars Attacks! |url=https://nevadafilm.com/scene-in-nevada-mars-attacks/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Nevada Film Office |publisher=[[List_of_governors_of_Nevada|Governor of Nevada]]'s Office of Economic Development |language=en-US))</ref>
*Pahrump was featured in ''[[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip]]'' in a two-part episode titled "Nevada Day." Part One aired November 6, 2006, and Part Two aired a week later on November 13. The scenes, however, were set only in the town jail and a small diner across the street, and the town itself was not featured, implying that Pahrump is much smaller than it actually is. ((Citation needed|date=January 2013))
*The TV series ''[[Get Shorty (TV series)|Get Shorty]]'' is partly set in Pahrump.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/tv/tv-series-get-shorty-partially-set-in-pahrump/|title=TV series 'Get Shorty' partially set in Pahrump|last=Lawrence|first=Christopher|date=August 12, 2017|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=2018-10-20|language=en-US))</ref> The city is the home town of main character Miles Daly, played by [[Chris O'Dowd]].
*The TV series ''[[Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump]]'' is about the only TV station in Pahrump.<ref name="Ebert" /><ref>((Cite web |last=Greene |first=Steve |date=2021-08-17 |title=‘Small Town News’: The Unconventional Road to a Different Kind of 2020 Story |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/small-town-news-hbo-documentary-series-kpvm-pahrump-1234657999/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US))</ref>
*Pahrump was featured in seasons 2, 3, and 4 of the TV series ''[[Live PD]]'' produced by ''[[A&E (TV network)]]''.<ref>((Cite web |last=Rosch |first=Denise |date=2020-04-28 |title=New police show 'Live PD' features Nye County Sheriff's Office |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/new-police-show-live-pd-features-nye-county-sheriffs-office |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=KSNV |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Harris |first=Selwyn |date=2022-07-07 |title=Nye County deputies to be featured on live reality TV series |url=https://pvtimes.com/news/nye-county-deputies-to-be-featured-on-live-reality-tv-series-111422/ |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=Pahrump Valley Times |language=en-US))</ref>
*In [[Harvey Birdman: Attorney General]], [[Peter Potamus]] runs a radio show, [[InfoWars|HippoWars]], on [[KHPO]] broadcasting out of Pahrump

==See also==
((portal|Nevada))
* Carpenter Canyon Road leads from Pahrump to [[Carpenter Canyon]] and Carpenter Canyon Creek

==References==
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==External links==
((commons category|Pahrump, Nevada))
((Wikivoyage|Pahrump))
*[http://www.pahrumpnv.org Town website]
*[https://visitpahrump.com Tourism website]

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