Denio, Nevada is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 that lies on the Nevada-Oregon state line in Humboldt County

Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...

, Nevada

Nevada

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 and Harney County

Harney County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Malheur National Forest *Malheur National Wildlife Refuge*Ochoco National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,036 households, and 2,094 families residing in the county. The population density was 1 people per square mile...

, Oregon

Oregon

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, in the United States. The community is also known as Denio, Oregon. There was formerly a Denio, Oregon post office north of the state line. Most of the town lies south of the state line in Nevada. The southern part of the community includes a post office with ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 89404, a community center, a library, and the Diamond Inn Bar, the center of the town's social life. The only services available in Denio are a few groceries available for sale at the bar.

Denio Junction is about two miles (3 km) south of Denio, at the T-shaped junction of State Route 140

Nevada State Route 140

State Route 140 is a two-lane state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada. It serves a sparsely-populated section of the state, connecting northwestern Nevada to southern Oregon...

 and State Route 292

Nevada State Route 292

State Route 292 is a short state highway in Humboldt County, Nevada serving the town of Denio.-Route description:State Route 292 begins in Denio Junction at an intersection with State Route 140. From there, the highway heads north a distance of nearly to serve the Denio community...

. Denio Junction's motel provides gasoline, food, groceries, and lodging.

Air transportation is available at the Denio Junction Airport. This is a two-runway graded airstrip. There is no scheduled air or ground transportation serving to this field, which is a short walk from any part of Denio Junction.

Recreational activities available in the Denio area include fishing, opal

Opal

Opal is an amorphous form of silica related to quartz, a mineraloid form, not a mineral. 3% to 21% of the total weight is water, but the content is usually between 6% to 10%. It is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most...

 mining, rockhounding

Rockhounding

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, hunting, and visiting the hot spring

Hot spring

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Humboldt County School District

Humboldt County School District

The district serves Humboldt County, Nevada.-K-8 schools:* Denio School * Kings River School * Orovada School * Paradise Valley School...

 operates the Denio School, a kindergarten

Kindergarten

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-eighth grade

Eighth grade

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(K-8) school, on the Nevada side of the state line.