Welcome to West Reno ...

West Reno is located in Washoe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Reno: W. Reno

West Reno is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of West Reno is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for West Reno: 775

Communities near West Reno ...

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

• Reno
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Sparks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Panther Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
• Raleigh Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
• Verdi - Mogul
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
• Golden Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
• Hidden Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley
• Sun Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Valley <3>
• Verdi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Verdi is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdi <3>
• Lemmon Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon 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 West Reno. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Reno.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Reno ...

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

Adding West Reno to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Reno 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 West Reno was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

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