Welcome to Golden Valley ...

Golden Valley is located in Washoe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Golden Valley: Golden Vly. (or less commonly used: Golden Vally. or Golden Vlly.)

Golden Valley is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Golden Valley is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Golden Valley: 775

Communities Also Named Golden Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Golden Valley - they are located in Arizona, California, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden Valley.

Communities near Golden Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golden Valley.

• Reno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Reno is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reno
  • From Golden Valley to Reno
• Sparks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sparks
  • From Golden Valley to Sparks
• Copperfield ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Copperfield is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copperfield
  • From Golden Valley to Copperfield
• Spanish Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
• Lawton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawton is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lawton
  • From Golden Valley to Lawton
• Mogul
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mogul is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mogul
  • From Golden Valley to Mogul
• Border Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Border Town is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Border Town
  • From Golden Valley to Border Town
• Cold Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Verdi - Mogul
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Verdi - Mogul
  • From Golden Valley to Verdi - Mogul
• Vista
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Vista is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden Valley ...

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