Sparks, Nevada

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Reno. It lies just west of Sparks and has a population of 180,480 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Carson City. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the south of Sparks and has a population of 52,457 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Loyalton (CA)	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	777	9.86% decrease
	Portola (CA)	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	2,069	7.09% decrease
	South Lake Tahoe (CA)	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	23,333	1.17% decrease
	Truckee (CA)	SW	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Fallon	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	8,525	13.12% increase
	Fernley	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	---
	Yerington	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,856	33.75% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Border Town	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Cold Springs	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]
	New Washoe City	S	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Spanish Springs	N	5 mi [8.05 km]
	Steamboat	S	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Sun Valley	NW	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Sundown Town	S	17 mi [27.36 km]
	Verdi-Mogul	W	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Verdi	W	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Virginia City Highlands	S	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Virginia City	S	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Vista	S	3 mi [4.83 km]
	Washoe City	S	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Washoe	S	18 mi [28.97 km]

Washoe County

Sparks is located in Washoe County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washoe: Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Harney (OR) and Lake (OR). Although it doesn't share a border with Washoe, Plumas (CA) it is close to Sparks.

Below are counties that are near Sparks (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sparks:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sparks
	Lassen County (CA)	NW	Hallelujah Junction (CA)	22 miles [35 km]
	Nevada County (CA)	SW	Mystic (CA)	18 miles [28 km]
	Placer County (CA)	SW	Brockway Vista (CA)	28 miles [45 km]
	Plumas County (CA)	NW	Chilcoot-Vinton (CA)	27 miles [43 km]
	Sierra County (CA)	W	Verdi-Sierra Pines (CA)	16 miles [25 km]
	Carson City	S	Lakeview	25 miles [40 km]
	Churchill County	E	Hazen	35 miles [56 km]
	Douglas County	S	Indian Hills	33 miles [53 km]
	Lyon County	SE	Carson Rapids City	20 miles [32 km]
	Pershing County	NE	Nightingale	39 miles [62 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Nevada<3>

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