Reno, Nevada

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The city of Reno is located in Washoe County and is the county seat.

Reno is 1,530 feet [466.34 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Reno lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Reno can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Reno had a population of 180,480 people^<2> (or 52.86% of the total population of Washoe County). The population of Reno represented 9.03% of the total of Nevada, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Reno had a population of 217,016 people. This is an increase of 20.24% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Reno.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Border Town	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Cold Springs	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley	N	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Spanish Springs	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Sparks	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	88,602	33.55% increase
	Steamboat	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Reno.

Websites for Reno

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The Commemorative Quarter for Nevada<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Reno. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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