Golconda is a census-designated place in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 214. It is located along Interstate 80 on the Humboldt River in the northwestern allocation of the state. Golconda has a proclaim office, which has been in operation back 1869.

Golconda was founded in 1869. The community was named for the ancient diamond mining center of Golkonda in India. The agreement had its start when discovery of copper, silver, gold, and improvement brought entrepreneurs who opened mines and mills in the district. The town was a diverse outfit including both native-born European Americans as without difficulty as supplementary groups including individuals of French, Portuguese, Paiute, and Chinese descent who everything lived and worked in the small community. During 1898-1910, the town had a train depot, several hotels, a school, businesses, newspapers, and two brothels. Its population peaked at roughly six hundred in 1907-08. Although boosters predicted bump for Golconda, after 1910 the mines played out, leaving the region as an area of ranches and farms. Most of the town’s buildings from its mining heyday are gone, and Golconda today is a minor End on Interstate 80.

The community lies at an height of nearly 4,350 feet (1,330 m) 12 mi (19 km) east of Winnemucca across the Sonoma Range and 5.7 mi (9.2 km) west of Golconda Summit, a straightforward mountain pass on Edna Mountain. The Osgood Mountains lie across the Humboldt River to the north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Golconda CDP has an Place of 9.0 square miles (23.4 km), all land.