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Washoe City, Nevada

31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Washoe Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89704. It stands on Winters Creek. The Survey maps it on the Washoe City quadrangle. It stands 5,063 feet above sea level.

Washoe City within Washoe County

On record in Washoe City

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 31 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

86 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Washoe City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,700 acres in total. 31 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Recreation and ceremony13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Firearms and explosives use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Debris and open burning3
Other causes1
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestUSFS 068
29 September 2008Natural2.0 acresCarson City District OfficeCOTTONTAIL
27 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNevada Division of Forestry - Western RegionEATON & PLEASANT VALLEY ASSIST
21 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.1 acresTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictSCHELLBOURNE
2 September 2018Equipment and vehicle use64 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestSLIDE
13 September 2013Naturalunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestBROWNS CREEK
13 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestPOWER PLANT 2
12 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreTruckee Meadows Fire Protection DistrictBOWERS 2

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washoe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Washoe City: 12 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Tungsten, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
CommonwealthLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerCalamine, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Denver MineGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Ellen B. PropertyGold, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Freiberg MineLead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Galena Hill MineLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast ProducerCerussite, Hemimorphite
Galena Hill MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
NBMG Sample Site 4321Lead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceGalena
Rocky Hill MineGold, ArsenicPast ProducerVein
Steamboat HillsPumiceOccurrence
Union MineLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast Producer1860, 1906

Every working recorded in Washoe County

Storms near this place

21 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washoe City in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 15 heavy rain, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2025Heavy RainWashoe City-A COCORAHS station (NV-WH-39 Reno) located 7.0 mi NNE of Washoe City, NV, reported a 24hr rainfall storm total of 0.70 inches.
December 2024Heavy RainNew Washoe City-A mesonet station (LTVN2) located 3.0 miles E of Diamond Peak Ski Base, NV, reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 0.60 inches.
December 2023Heavy RainNew Washoe City-A mesonet station (SCRN2) located 5.5 mi. N of New Washoe City, and mesonet station (AV157) located 2.0 mi WNW of Stead, NV, reported rainfall storm totals of 1.39 inches and 1.01 inches respectively.
June 2023Heavy RainWashoe City-The public located 5.0 mi NNW of Spanish Springs, NV, a mesonet station (WRUN) located 6.7 mi N of Washoe City, NV, a mesonet station (CW1177-Reno) located 3.0 mi ESE of Stead, NV, and a mesonet station (DESN2-Desert Springs) located 4.0 mi NW of Spanish Springs, NV, reported total rainfall amounts of 0.7 inches, 0.79 inches, 0.92 inches, and 1.02 inches respectively.
August 2022Heavy RainWashoe City-Mesonet station WCTN2 located 5.1 mi N of Washoe City, and mesonet station GALN2 (Galena) located 4.0 mi NNW of Washoe City reported rainfall totals of 1.81 and 2.75 inches respectively.
July 2021FloodWashoe City-Minor flooding in the Davis Creek Campground due to heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms. 1.2 inches of rainfall in about an hour from a spotter.
January 2019Heavy RainWashoe City-Mesonet THLN2 5 miles north-northwest of Washoe City reported 1.06 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0748PST to 17 January 0748PST. Mesonet elevation 6040 feet MSL.
December 2019Heavy RainNew Washoe City-CoCoRaHS station NV-WH-149 near New Washoe City reported 1.09 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 1 December 0800PST to 2 December 0800 PST.
July 2018Debris FlowWashoe City-A trained weather spotter reported a debris flow and heavy pea-size hail due to thunderstorms near the Reindeer Lodge along Nevada State Highway 431 (Mount Rose Highway). No damage/cleanup estimates were available.
April 2018Heavy RainWashoe City-Mesonet station MRSN2, Mount Rose Summit (elevation 8799 feet) reported 1.60 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0800PST to 7 April 0800PST.
April 2018Heavy RainWashoe City-CoCoRaHS station NV-WH-149, near Washoe City reported 0.99 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0700PST to 7 April 0700PST.
May 2018Heavy RainWashoe City-Mesonet station DVSN2, Davis Creek County Park Alert reported 1.19 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0819PST to 25 May 0819PST.
May 2018Heavy RainWashoe City-Mesonet station GPEN2, 3 miles northwest of Washoe City (elevation 6215 feet) reported 1.61 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0741PST to 25 May 0741PST.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWashoe City-Small tree branches were reported down near New Washoe City.
August 2014HailWashoe City-The hail was measured by a ranger at Washoe Lake State Park and relayed by a spotter.
September 2011HailWashoe City-Heavy rain also accompanied the hail.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindWashoe City-The Galena RAWS recorded a wind gust of 62 kt (71 mph) at an elevation of 5610 feet. The outflow was from thunderstorms over Lake Tahoe.
August 2004Heavy RainNew Washoe City-A total of 0.51 inches of rain fell in 30 minutes at the Davis Creek Park ALERT gage.
August 2003Heavy RainWashoe City-One half inch of rain fell in 20 minutes from a thunderstorm.
November 2002Heavy RainWashoe City-Spotter in east side of Washoe Valley reported an 8 hour rainfall total of 1.5 inches.
July 1997Heavy RainWashoe City-A weather spotter reported one inch of rain in a 20 minute period on the east side of Washoe Valley. There was localized street flooding in the area.

Every storm recorded in Washoe County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Sundown Town1.5 miles31
Ophir City (historical)2.1 miles31
New Washoe City2.4 miles31
Pleasant Valley2.8 miles31
Franktown3.7 miles31
Steamboat5.3 miles32
Jumbo (historical)5.7 miles32
Tyrolian Village7.6 miles27

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Washoe CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q13583154The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 861904. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.