Firewood in Silver Springs, NV

Silver Springs is a high-desert town of about 5,100 people at 4,196 feet, lower than Carson City and well out of the mountain snow belt. Its housing is unusual: about 56% of homes are mobile or manufactured, and wood heat is common.

At a glance

• About 14.8% of households heat mainly with wood
• Lyon County overall is about 4.4%
• About 56% of homes are mobile or manufactured
• About 41 minutes from our Carson City yard without traffic

Three times the county rate

About 341 of Silver Springs's 2,300 households heat mainly with wood, 14.8%, against 4.4% for Lyon County (ACS 2020-2024, table B25040). ZIP 89429 as a whole is about 11.1%. Another 32.3% of households here use bottled gas. Add the two and nearly half the town relies on one or the other, so a cold week matters here in a way it does not on the Reno side of the hills.

Manufactured homes and the woodpile

About 56.4% of Silver Springs homes are mobile or manufactured, and the median home dates from 1993. We do not advise on stove installation in a manufactured home; ask the manufacturer or your building inspector. For the wood itself, the practical points are the same as anywhere: store it off the ground, cover only the top, and keep it away from the building. University of Nevada, Reno Extension asks that Zone 0, the first 5 feet around a building, have no woodpiles.

Mild by the numbers, cold on a still night

No snowfall station sits near enough to quote for Silver Springs: Fallon's, the closest, is about 24 miles away. The Lahontan Dam station, 9.3 miles away at 4,167 feet, records a 1991-2020 mean temperature of 56.5 F, warmer than Carson City's 51.7 F (NOAA). That is a reference reading, not a Silver Springs average. It does suggest a milder season than the Sierra front.

What Lyon County asks of burners

Washoe County's winter burn code does not apply in Lyon County, and we did not find a Lyon County equivalent in our research. Central Lyon County Fire Protection District is the district listed for the area. Ask Central Lyon County Fire Protection District whether a burn permit is needed before you burn brush or use a burn barrel. See the burn code guide for how Washoe County does it.

Distance from the yard

Our Carson City yard is 31.1 miles from Silver Springs, about 41 minutes without traffic. Call 775.232.8243 for availability and pricing, and ask what is available, how it is sold, whether it is ready to burn and how it would reach you. The office quotes the price; we do not post prices, species or delivery terms online.