Map of Carson City, United States

Carson City is the administrative centre of Nevada, United States, with a population of about 58,639. It lies at 39.1638°N, 119.7674°W, about 1427 m above sea level. Carson City is about 3,656 km (2,272 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Reno, 41 km to the north.

Carson City at a glance

Where is Carson City?

• The 10th largest city in Nevada on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 25 min on the shortest day to 14 h 55 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Carson City

• Reno — 41 km north
• Sparks — 41 km north
• El Dorado Hills — 126 km southwest
• Folsom — 133 km southwest
• Rocklin — 134 km west
• Lincoln — 135 km west
• Orangevale — 137 km southwest
• Roseville — 139 km west
• Citrus Heights — 140 km west
• Antelope — 144 km west

Largest cities in Nevada

• Las Vegas — 641,903
• Henderson — 285,667
• Reno — 264,165
• North Las Vegas — 234,807
• Paradise — 223,167
• Sunrise Manor — 189,372
• Spring Valley — 178,395
• Enterprise — 108,481
• Sparks — 96,094
• Whitney — 38,585

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.