Reno, Nevada

Reno
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Downtown Reno
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Official logo of Reno
Nickname: 
"The Biggest Little City in the World"
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Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W / 39.52722°N 119.82194°W / 39.52722; -119.82194
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWashoe
FoundedMay 9, 1868 (1868-05-09)
IncorporatedMarch 16, 1903 (1903-03-16)
Named forJesse L. Reno
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorHillary Schieve (I)
 • Vice MayorDevon Reese
 • City Council
Members
  • Jenny Brekhus
  • Naomi Duerr
  • Miguel Martinez
  • Bonnie Weber
  • Kathleen Taylor
  • Devon Reese
 • City managerDoug Thornley
Area
 • City111.70 sq mi (289.30 km2)
 • Land108.86 sq mi (281.96 km2)
 • Water2.83 sq mi (7.34 km2)
Elevation4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City264,165
 • Rank82nd in the United States
3rd in Nevada
 • Density2,426.54/sq mi (936.89/km2)
 • Urban
446,529 (US: 91st)
 • Urban density2,699.2/sq mi (1,042.2/km2)
 • Metro
490,596 (US: 114th)
DemonymRenoites
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)
ZIP Codes
89501-89513, 89515, 89519-89521, 89523, 89533, 89555, 89557, 89570, 89595, 89599
Area code775
FIPS code32-60600
GNIS feature ID0861100[2]
Websitereno.gov
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Reno (/ˈrn/ REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border, about 22 miles (35 km) north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World".[3] It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. The Reno metro area (along with the neighboring city Sparks) occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows, it is the 81st most populous city in the United States, the 3rd most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley.

The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L. Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap.

Reno is part of the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area, the second-most populous metropolitan area in Nevada after the Las Vegas Valley.[4] Known as Greater Reno, it includes Washoe, Storey, Lyon Counties, the independent city and state capital, Carson City, as well as parts of Placer and Nevada Counties in California.[5] The city proper had a population of 264,165 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in Nevada, behind Las Vegas and Henderson.[6]

For much of the twentieth century Reno saw a significant number of migrants seeking to take advantage of Nevada's relatively lax divorce laws and the city gained a national reputation as a divorce mill. Today Reno is a tourist destination known for its casino gambling and proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reno, Nevada
  3. ^ "City of Reno: Home". Reno.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "QuickFacts – Reno city, Nevada". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017 -United States – Metropolitan Statistical Area; and for Puerto Rico – 2017 Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Reno city, Nevada". Retrieved April 21, 2022.

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