Owyhee, Nevada

About Owyhee

Owyhee, NV is a small unincorporated community located in northern Nevada.

Owyhee holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 224.39 square miles.

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What Makes Owyhee Unique

• The only place in America named Owyhee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 224.39 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Nevada, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 1+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🏫 Schools in Owyhee

• Owyhee Elementary School
• Owyhee High School
• Owyhee Jr High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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