Sutcliffe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km2), all of it land.

The core settlement is located on the western banks of Pyramid Lake.

24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 27.4% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.