THE GOLDFIELD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tonopah Basin setting.
Goldfield CDP has 1.48 square miles of land in Esmeralda County. Its Census reference point is in Tonopah Basin, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Goldfield and Esmeralda County
Goldfield is associated with Esmeralda County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Goldfield by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Goldfield, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Esmeralda County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Goldfield CDP has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Silver Peak CDP (0.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

