492 miles by 322
It is about 492 miles long and 322 miles wide.
Nevada against Italy
Italy covers about 117,000 square miles, so Nevada is a little smaller. Drag Nevada over Italy on the map above to compare.
A third of Lake Tahoe
About a third of Lake Tahoe lies in Nevada; the rest is in California.
How it compares
- 71.6×the size of Rhode Island, the smallest state
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Colorado
- ≈ 1×about the same size as Arizona
- 17%of the area of Alaska, the largest state
- 409×the size of the Little Giant Fire
- 70.8 millionacres
- 53.5 millionAmerican football fields
- 40.1 millionsoccer pitches
- 83,945×the size of Central Park
- 582,522×the size of Vatican City
- 31.9×the size of Yellowstone National Park
- 579×the size of Lake Tahoe
- 13%of the area of Greenland
- 402×the size of Anglesey
- 501×the size of the Isle of Man
Questions people ask
How many square miles is Nevada?
110,572 square miles (286,380 km²), 109,781 of them land.
Is Nevada bigger than California?
No. California is about 1.5 times its size.
Where does Nevada rank by size?
7th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.
How long is Nevada?
About 492 miles (792 km) long and 322 miles (518 km) wide.
How big is Nevada compared to Texas?
About 41% of the size of Texas.
Where the numbers come from
Official figure: 110,572 square miles in all, 109,781 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (source), licence: Public domain.