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Welcome to Reno Junction ...

Reno Junction is located in Lassen County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Reno Junction: Reno Jct. (or less commonly used: Reno Jctn.)

Reno Junction is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Reno Junction is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Reno Junction: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Reno Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reno Junction.

  • Portola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Loyalton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Border Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
  • Cold Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Beckwourth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Doyle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lemmon Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
  • Golden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Reno Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reno Junction.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reno Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reno Junction.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reno Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Reno Junction.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reno Junction ...

Looking for more information about Reno Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reno Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reno Junction.

Adding Reno Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reno Junction in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Reno Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reno Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reno Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Reno Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Reno Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.