Reno, Nevada
Reno (/ˈriːnoʊ/ 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". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County and sits 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.
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| Nickname: "The Biggest Little City in the World" | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′38″N 119°49′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Washoe |
| Founded | May 9, 1868 |
| Incorporated | March 16, 1903 |
| Named for | Jesse L. Reno |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Hillary Schieve (I) |
| • Vice Mayor | Devon Reese |
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| • City manager | Doug Thornley |
| Area | |
| • City | 111.70 sq mi (289.30 km2) |
| • Land | 108.86 sq mi (281.96 km2) |
| • Water | 2.83 sq mi (7.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,505 ft (1,373 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 264,165 |
| • Rank | 82nd in the United States 3rd in Nevada |
| • Density | 2,426.54/sq mi (936.89/km2) |
| • Urban | 446,529 (US: 91st) |
| • Urban density | 2,699.2/sq mi (1,042.2/km2) |
| • Metro | 490,596 (US: 114th) |
| Demonym | Renoites |
| Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 89501-89513, 89515, 89519-89521, 89523, 89533, 89555, 89557, 89570, 89595, 89599 |
| Area code | 775 |
| FIPS code | 32-60600 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0861100 |
| Website | reno |
| Reference no. | 30 |
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. 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. 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.