Town guide

Oasis, Nevada

Oasis is a community in Elko County, Nevada, home to about 1 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 89835.

Homes sold for a median of $120 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population11 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$120Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Oasis

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Oasis

Distances

Nearest major airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)157 miles away
Closer regional airportElko Regional Airport (EKO)47 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Reno, NV279 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Los Angeles, CA525 miles away

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

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

Who represents Oasis

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

Oasis had 4 residents in the 2020 census, down 86% since 2010.

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

Elko County grew from 5,688 residents in 1900 to 53,702 in 2020.

Oasis population by census2010: 29, 2020: 429201042020

Elko County, 1900–2020

Elko County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,688, 1910: 8,133, 1920: 8,083, 1930: 9,960, 1940: 10,912, 1950: 11,654, 1960: 12,011, 1970: 13,958, 1980: 17,269, 1990: 33,530, 2000: 45,291, 2010: 48,818, 2020: 53,7026K’00’108K’20’3011K’40’5012K’60’7017K’80’9045K’00’1054K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 9.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near OasisJan: high 36°F, low 12°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 17°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 24°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 28°F, 1.1 in; May: high 67°F, low 35°F, 1.2 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 42°F, 0.6 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 50°F, 0.4 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 48°F, 0.3 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 39°F, 0.8 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 28°F, 0.7 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 20°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 12°F, 1 in36°12°Jan0.839°17°Feb0.750°24°Mar0.857°28°Apr1.167°35°May1.277°42°Jun0.688°50°Jul0.486°48°Aug0.376°39°Sep0.862°28°Oct0.747°20°Nov0.937°12°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wells, NV weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Elko County

21,652 jobs at 1,185 businesses in Elko County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Elko CountyHotels and restaurants: 5,105 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 4,820 jobs; Retail trade: 2,928 jobs; Construction: 1,838 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,772 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,006 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 651 jobs; Professional services: 629 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Mining, oil and gas 22% Retail trade 14% Construction 9% Health care and social assistance 8% Wholesale trade 5% Transportation and warehousing 3% Professional services 3%

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 Oasis.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northeastern Nevada Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Elko44.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Pharmacies1

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 Oasis

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Wells City Park · 11 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Roy's Market0.7 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Wells Branch Library0.5 mi
  • Te-Moak Wells Tribal Library0.8 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center<0.1 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.

Schools in Oasis

Public schools here are run by Elko. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ruby Valley Elementary SchoolWellsK–86Public43.9 mi
Wells Elementary SchoolWellsK–6141Public0.2 mi
Wells Jr High SchoolWells7–854Public0.4 mi
Wells High SchoolWells9–12100Public0.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Wells.

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