Paradise, Nevada
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89119. It stands on Tropicana Wash. The Survey maps it on the Las Vegas SW quadrangle. 191,238 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,057 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresParadise fell from 223,167 to 191,238 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 223,167 | |
| 2020 | 191,238 | -31,929 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1907 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1952 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Las Vegas SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Las Vegas quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Paradise between 1998 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | CCFD 9 SUNSET PARK |
| 14 August 2016 | Fireworks | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 76 |
| 27 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 72 - 95 |
| 12 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Clark County Fire Department | CCFD 8 - SUNSET |
| 11 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 68 |
| 29 June 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Southern Nevada District Office | SHELL |
| 29 June 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Lake Mead National Recreation Area | CAMPER |
| 12 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clark County Fire Department | CLRX 39 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Paradise: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock 5 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paradise in 12 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 lightning, 3 dust devil, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Heavy Rain | Paradise | 1 killed | Rain in the Las Vegas Valley led to flowing water in the Harmon Wash, leading to a swift water rescue of two women in the wash. One man in the wash is still missing and presumed dead. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Paradise | 1 hurt, $200,000 | The same thunderstorm which caused widespread wind damage also caused serious flash flooding. One man who was rescued from a flooded wash suffered minor injuries. Several swift water rescues were needed near the intersection of Warm Springs and Pecos, and at least three feet of water covered the intersection of Warm Springs and Eastern, with several cars abandoned in the water. A spotter in Henderson measured 0.73 inch in one hour. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paradise | $500,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down approximately 20 power poles near the intersection of Tropicana and McLeod and more power poles and trees near the intersection of Flamingo and Burnham. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paradise | $200,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down power poles and lines at Sahara and Eastern and blew down multiple trees, at least one of which landed on a house, at Washington and Mojave. |
| January 2016 | Lightning | Paradise | $200,000 | Lightning set fire to a house and tree at the Las Vegas Country Club. |
| October 2011 | Lightning | Paradise | $100,000 | Lightning struck an industrial building at Desert Inn and McLeod, as well as two houses and trees near Nellis AFB. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paradise | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, some of which blocked roads, landed on cars, and landed on apartment buildings. |
| June 2016 | Dust Devil | Paradise | $20,000 | A presumed dust devil collapsed an awning onto several cars at an apartment complex in east Las Vegas. |
| May 2012 | Dust Devil | Paradise | $10,000 | The dust devil tore numerous tiles from the roof of a business, damaged a large ceramic fountain and a sign, and collapsed an awning. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | Paradise | $5,000 | Lightning knocked out power to 1700 customers in Las Vegas and set fire to a palm tree in Henderson. |
| May 2015 | Dust Devil | Paradise | $2,000 | A dust devil tore carport awnings off two mobile homes in the Riviera Mobile Home Park. |
| September 2022 | Lightning | Paradise | $1,000 | Lightning set fire to eight palm trees around Las Vegas. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Winchester | 2.7 miles | 25 | |
| Boulder Junction | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Whitney | 3.8 miles | 24 | |
| Spring Valley | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Las Vegas | 5.4 miles | 25 | |
| East Las Vegas | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Bonanza Village | 6.0 miles | 25 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Paradise | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q984542 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 845094. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









