Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:31 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:15 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 25°F8 in of rain a year, on about 23 dayswettest month January7 in of snow a year, on about 4 days59 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sparks station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsLockwood Open Spacerecreation area · 6.1 miLagomarsino Wildlife Management Unitstate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 92 acresEast Truckee Canyon Open Spacepark · 7.3 mi · 54 acresWhitewater Park At Rockstate park · 11.8 miPinion Parkstate park · 12.1 miWashoe Lake State Parkstate park · 19.8 mi · 265 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes411 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197043 of magnitude 4+, 5 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 14 Apr 202632 mi away, near Silver Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202638 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWashoe County, NV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025183 of 365 days measured180 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washoe County monitors, NV
Drinking waterTruckee Meadows Water Authorityserves 442,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,156 ft1,572 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthern Nevada Medical Center8.2 miPost officeVista Post Office8.7 miPoliceSparks Police Department8.9 miFire stationStorey County Fire Department Station 5 Tahoe - Reno Industrial Complex2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTruckee Meadows Community College - Meadowood Center13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO12 miInterstateI-801.6 miUS highwayUS 4013 miAmtrakReno, NV RNO14 miCoachSparks Amtrak Bus StopAmtrak Chartered Vehicle11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89435 ZIP area.
