THE HIKO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tonopah Basin setting.
Hiko CDP has 23.4 square miles of land in Lincoln 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
Hiko and Lincoln County
Hiko is associated with Lincoln 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.
Hiko by land and water
The Census records 0.33 square miles of water within Hiko, or 1.4% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points higher than the 0% recorded for Lincoln County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hiko CDP has 3.7 times the land area of nearby Alamo CDP (6.35 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

