South ForkNV
A town in Nevada.
Is South Fork a good place to live?
Among 43 Nevada towns, just one has a lower January low than South Fork. 44% of the land in South Fork is conserved, where Nevada’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. South Fork State Recreation Area, at 244 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade South Fork yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in South Fork.
nearly a third of the land in South Fork is protected from building
Trails run 22 miles in 1 park or preserve. The trail network density in South Fork is 2.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Fork State Recreation Area | 1.9 mi | 244 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in South Fork is higher than in the typical Nevada or U.S. town
FEMA puts 87% of South Fork’s expected hazard losses down to wildfires, and 6% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
South Fork has four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 90° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter. South Fork brings cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about South Fork
Moving to South Fork: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Fork, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Fork
About South Fork
Unincorporated community in Nevada, US
South Fork is an unincorporated community semi-ghost town in Elko County, Nevada in the United States.
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