Grass Valley, Nevada | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 40°49′42″N 117°45′22″W / 40.82833°N 117.75611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
Area | |
• Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
• Land | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 4,390 ft (1,338 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,161 |
• Density | 34/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Area code(s) | 775 |
FIPS code | 32-30220 |
Grass Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,161.
Grass Valley is located in northeastern Pershing County, Nevada, 10 miles (16 km) south of Winnemucca. The CDP is named after the valley in which it lies, a 5-mile-wide (8 km) basin between the Sonoma Range to the east and the East Range to the west. Nevada State Route 294 (Grass Valley Road) runs from Grass Valley into Winnemucca.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Grass Valley CDP has an area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km2), all land.