Beatty is a non incorporated town located on the Amargosa River in Nye County, Nevada. U.S. Route 95 and State Route 374 intersect in the middle of town making Beatty a convenient stop for travelers. Tonopah, the Nye County seat is about 90 miles to the north and Las Vegas about 120 miles to the southeast on Hwy 95. State Route 374 connects Beatty to Death Valley National Park, about 8 miles to the west. Wired telephone service numbers for the Beatty central office follow the format: (775) 553-xxxx.

Beatty is located at (36.909337, -116.754531), at 3,320 feet in elevation. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 175.6 square miles (454.9 km²), all of it land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,154 people, 535 households, and 270 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 6.6 people per square mile. There were 740 housing units at an average density of 4.2/sq mi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.90% White, 0.09% African American, 1.47% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 3.12% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.93% of the population.
Information obtained from the United State Census Density Population Report of 2000