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Elko, NV Micro Area

The Elko, NV micro area is made up of 2 counties in Nevada: Elko and Eureka. About 56,682 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 2.0% more than in April 2020.

Elko County, centralEureka County, outlyingElko
Central Outlying 2 counties in Nevada
Population, July 2025
56,682 2.0% more than in April 2020
Type
Micropolitan statistical area
Counties
2: 1 central, 1 outlying
Land area
21,349 sq mi (55,294 km²)
Time zone
Pacific TimeUTC-08:00 in January; UTC-07:00 in July
State
Nevada
CBSA code
21220
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Counties in the Elko, NV micro area, largest first

CountyRolePopulation, July 2025Share of the area
Elko CountyCentral54,81596.7%
Eureka CountyOutlying1,8673.3%

A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.

Principal city

  1. Elko20,696 people

OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.

Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first

Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.

  1. Winnemucca, NV Micro Area103 mi west
  2. Twin Falls, ID Metro Area137 mi northeast
  3. Burley, ID Micro Area156 mi northeast
  4. Boise City, ID Metro Area192 mi north
  5. Brigham City, UT-ID Micro Area199 mi east
  6. Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metro Area201 mi east
  7. Pahrump, NV Micro Area319 mi south

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A metro or micro area is a statistical area that OMB draws for federal statistics. It is not a city, a local government or a mailing address, and it is not a measure of urban and rural: whole counties count, rural parts included. Programs that use metro areas, such as housing income limits or wage rates, can use their own version of these lists; check the program’s own list for an address.

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