Town guide

Crystal Bay, Nevada

Crystal Bay is a community in Washoe County, Nevada, home to about 131 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 89402, and parts of 89451 are in Crystal Bay too.

Homes sold for a median of $2,648 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population131291 per sq mi
Median home value$2M+Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$2,648Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Crystal Bay

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Crystal Bay

Distances

Nearest major airportReno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)21 miles away
Closer regional airportTruckee Tahoe Airport (TKF)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA371 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Crystal Bay; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Crystal Bay

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Crystal Bay had 337 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2010.

It’s the 108th largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.

Washoe County grew from 9,141 residents in 1900 to 486,492 in 2020.

Crystal Bay population by census2010: 305, 2020: 33730520103372020

Washoe County, 1900–2020

Washoe County population, 1900 to 20201900: 9,141, 1910: 17,434, 1920: 18,627, 1930: 27,158, 1940: 32,476, 1950: 50,205, 1960: 84,743, 1970: 121,068, 1980: 193,623, 1990: 254,667, 2000: 339,486, 2010: 421,407, 2020: 486,4929K’00’1019K’20’3032K’40’5085K’60’70194K’80’90339K’00’10486K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 179 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Crystal BayJan: high 40°F, low 21°F, 6.2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 21°F, 5.7 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 24°F, 5 in; Apr: high 50°F, low 28°F, 2.2 in; May: high 59°F, low 34°F, 1.6 in; Jun: high 69°F, low 40°F, 0.6 in; Jul: high 78°F, low 46°F, 0.2 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 45°F, 0.3 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 41°F, 0.4 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 33°F, 1.9 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 26°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 21°F, 6 in40°21°Jan6.241°21°Feb5.745°24°Mar5.050°28°Apr2.259°34°May1.669°40°Jun0.678°46°Jul0.277°45°Aug0.370°41°Sep0.459°33°Oct1.948°26°Nov3.240°21°Dec6.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tahoe City, CA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Washoe County

209,307 jobs at 14,199 businesses in Washoe County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washoe CountyHotels and restaurants: 30,746 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 28,643 jobs; Retail trade: 26,650 jobs; Construction: 19,088 jobs; Manufacturing: 17,068 jobs; Wholesale trade: 14,433 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 14,208 jobs; Administrative and support: 13,764 jobsHotels and restaurants 15% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 13% Construction 9% Manufacturing 8% Wholesale trade 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crystal Bay.

Nearest hospitals

  • Incline Village Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Incline Village1.7 miles
  • Carson Tahoe Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Carson City10.9 miles
  • Tahoe Forest HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Truckee13.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Crystal Bay

Grocery stores

  • Grooceryoutlet bargain1.2 mi
  • Raley's2.0 mi
  • Tahoe Central Market2.2 mi
  • Safeway2.7 mi

Libraries

  • Incline Village Library1.6 mi
  • Kings Beach Branch Auburn-Placer County Library2.5 mi

Museums

  • Fox Cultural Hall2.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival3.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Incline Village.

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