Oasis, Nevada

Oasis is a census-designated place (CDP) located in eastern Elko County, Nevada, United States,^[1] at the junction of State Route 233 and Interstate 80, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of the Utah border and 77 miles (124 km) east of Elko. As of the 2008 American Community Survey it had a population of 34. As of 2020, Oasis had a population of just four.^[3]

Oasis, Nevada
Census-designated place
Oasis Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates: 41°01′43″N 114°28′35″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Elko
Area [2]
• Total	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
• Land	0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	5,843 ft (1,781 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4
• Density	4.48/sq mi (1.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	89835
Area code	775
FIPS code	32-52200
GNIS feature ID	2583946[1]

Description

Oasis is a high desert community located in the Goshute Valley between the Pequop Mountains and the Toano Range at an elevation of approximately 5,870 feet (1,790 m).

Oasis is named for the Oasis Ranch, which in the late 1880s was owned by E. C. Hardy.^[4]

The community is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Climate

Climate data for Oasis, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, 1987-2020 extremes: 5835ft (1779m)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	62 (17)	63 (17)	76 (24)	86 (30)	93 (34)	96 (36)	104 (40)	101 (38)	92 (33)	88 (31)	71 (22)	64 (18)	104 (40)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	50 (10)	54 (12)	66 (19)	75 (24)	83 (28)	91 (33)	97 (36)	94 (34)	88 (31)	80 (27)	64 (18)	53 (12)	97 (36)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	36.9 (2.7)	41.2 (5.1)	49.9 (9.9)	56.6 (13.7)	66.6 (19.2)	78.2 (25.7)	88.8 (31.6)	86.7 (30.4)	76.8 (24.9)	62.5 (16.9)	47.7 (8.7)	36.7 (2.6)	60.7 (16.0)
Daily mean °F (°C)	23.0 (−5.0)	28.2 (−2.1)	35.4 (1.9)	41.3 (5.2)	50.2 (10.1)	59.5 (15.3)	68.8 (20.4)	66.4 (19.1)	57.0 (13.9)	44.9 (7.2)	32.5 (0.3)	23.6 (−4.7)	44.2 (6.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	9.1 (−12.7)	15.2 (−9.3)	21.0 (−6.1)	25.9 (−3.4)	33.9 (1.1)	40.9 (4.9)	48.9 (9.4)	46.1 (7.8)	37.2 (2.9)	27.3 (−2.6)	17.4 (−8.1)	10.6 (−11.9)	27.8 (−2.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	−9 (−23)	−4 (−20)	8 (−13)	15 (−9)	21 (−6)	30 (−1)	39 (4)	37 (3)	25 (−4)	14 (−10)	1 (−17)	−9 (−23)	−14 (−26)
Record low °F (°C)	−26 (−32)	−24 (−31)	−7 (−22)	7 (−14)	12 (−11)	19 (−7)	30 (−1)	26 (−3)	12 (−11)	0 (−18)	−18 (−28)	−38 (−39)	−38 (−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	0.62 (16)	0.77 (20)	0.69 (18)	0.99 (25)	1.41 (36)	1.03 (26)	0.45 (11)	0.71 (18)	0.57 (14)	0.81 (21)	0.72 (18)	0.56 (14)	9.33 (237)
Average snowfall inches (cm)	6.60 (16.8)	6.20 (15.7)	2.80 (7.1)	2.60 (6.6)	0.30 (0.76)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.00 (0.00)	0.30 (0.76)	3.20 (8.1)	4.50 (11.4)	26.5 (67.22)
Source 1: NOAA[5]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (records)[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	4		—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

See also

• List of census-designated places in Nevada