However, as evidence that Nevada considers Jackpot to be on Mountain Time I submit the following: That would seem to be the position of the Federal Department of Transportation. Somehow I get a lot of perfectionists reading my sites and I'm sure if I didn't address this now then somebody would write to me saying that Jackpot is technically in the Pacific Time Zone. Jackpot using Mountain Time makes sense, since the vast majority of Jackpot customers are from Idaho, as evidenced by the license plates in the casino parking lots, and southern Idaho is on Mountain Time. However, Jackpot and West Wendover observe Mountain Time. Before this trip, I thought all of Nevada was in the Pacific time zone. Jackpot is also a geographical oddity when it comes to its time zone. Based on just one conversation, the casino staff seem roughly evenly divided between living in Jackpot and Twin Falls, Idaho, 50 miles away. There are several small apartment complexes in Jackpot, a smattering of trailer homes, and even a few single family, permanent dwellings. That strikes me as high, making me wonder if that includes ranch homes in the general area.

The 2010 census puts Jackpot's population at 1,195.A grocery store (unless you count the gas station convenience store).