Welcome to Carson Rapids City ...

Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Carson Rapids City: Carson Rpds. City

Carson Rapids City is 4,450 feet [1,356 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Carson Rapids City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Carson Rapids City lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Carson Rapids City: 775

Communities near Carson Rapids City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carson Rapids City.

• Sparks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparks is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <3>
• Carson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson City is located in Carson City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <3>
• Dayton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dayton is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
• Gold Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gold Hill is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
• Johntown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Johntown is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
• Silver City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver City is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
• Virginia City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Virginia City is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <3>
• American City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • American City is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
• American Flat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • American Flat is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Flat
• Lousetown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lousetown is located in Storey County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousetown

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 Carson Rapids City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carson Rapids City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carson Rapids City. 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 Carson Rapids City.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carson Rapids City ...

Looking for more information about Carson Rapids City? 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 Carson Rapids City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carson Rapids City.