Summary for Ruby

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Located in: Elko County (see below)

Time Zone: Ruby lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT)

Telephone Area Code: 775

Elevation: 5,760 feet [1,755.65 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ruby:

Lat: 40.960500° (or 40°57'37" N)

Lon: -114.950000° (or -114°57'0" W)

USGS Topo Map: Tobar<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ruby

GNIS ID: 856125

FIPS State / Place Code: 32 / 63000

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

The community of Elko is the County Seat for Elko County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Elko)

Population

Total Area:<5> 17,202 sq. miles [44,555.4 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 19,566

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Elko

GNIS ID: 857664

FIPS State / County Code: 32 / 007

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

About Nevada

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Nevada

Official Website: https://nv.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Nevada

GNIS ID: 1779793

FIPS State: 32

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ruby)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ruby, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ruby.
<4>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ruby. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).