# How big is Nevada?

Nevada covers 110,572 square miles (286,380 km²), 109,781 of them land. It is the seventh-biggest state, a little smaller than Italy.

- 110,572 square miles
- 286,380 km²
- 70.8 million acres
- 53.5 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/nevada/

## 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](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Colorado](https://how-big-is.com/colorado/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Arizona](https://how-big-is.com/arizona/)
- 17% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 409× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 70.8 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 53.5 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 40.1 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 83,945× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 582,522× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 31.9× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 579× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 13% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 402× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 501× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/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 (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.