Population
15 people live in Lathrop Wells, 12 miles south of the site (EPA,1997).
The agricultural community of Amargosa Valley is located 18 miles south of the site and has a population of 1,400 (EPA,1997).
Pahrump, the nearest large town with a population of 29,000, people is 55 miles away (EPA,1997).
Las Vegas is the closest metropolitan area with a population in excess of 1.2 million and is located 100 miles southeast of Yucca Mountain (EPA,1997).