THE TUSCARORA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Semiarid Uplands setting.
Tuscarora CDP has 0.06 square miles of land in Elko County. Its Census reference point is in Semiarid Uplands, within Northern Basin and Range.
Lava plains, stony uplands, dry valleys and scattered ranges form the Northern Basin and Range. Sagebrush and grassland give way to juniper and other woodland in higher or rockier settings.
Regional context: Northern Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tuscarora and Elko County
Tuscarora is associated with Elko 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.
Tuscarora by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Tuscarora, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.2% recorded for Elko County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tuscarora CDP has 2% of the land area of nearby Wildhorse CDP (3.03 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

