Cities in Nevada
Located in the Western United States you will find our home state of Nevada, which according to the 2020 United States Census is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, but the 7th largest by land.
Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 incorporated municipalities. Nevada’s incorporated municipalities cover only 1% of the state’s land mass but are home to 56.7% of its population.
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Incorporated places in the state are legally described as cities, except for the state capital Carson City, which has no legal description but is considered an independent city as it is not located in any county.
How Many Cities are in Nevada
According to a 2017 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, our Silver State consists of 16 counties (1 independent city, Carson City), 19 cities, towns, and villages (There are 18 cities and 1 place with no legal descriptor, Carson City), and 137 special districts.
The minimum population threshold for incorporation is 250.
Carson City is a county equivalent with a single census county division.
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What’s the Largest City in Nevada
The largest city by population is my hometown of the amazing Las Vegas in Clark County. (Odd fun fact… I grew up in another state but in Clark County!)
Next on the list rounding out the top three you will find Henderson (also located in Clark County) and Reno, located in the north county of Washoe County.
The smallest city by population is Caliente with 990 residents.
The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City, which spans 208.52 square miles with Lovelock as the smallest at 0.85 square miles.
Counties in Nevada With Major Cities
Carson City Nevada
- Carson City — None
Churchill County Nevada Cities
Below are the cities, census-designated places, and unincorporated communities in Churchill County, Nevada.
- Cold Springs
- Dixie Valley
- Eastgate
- Fallon City
- Fallon Station CDP
- Hazen
- Middlegate
- Stillwater
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Clark County Nevada Cities
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- Blue Diamond CDP
- Boulder City City
- Bunkerville CDP
- Cal-Nev-Ari CDP
- Enterprise CDP
- Goodsprings CDP
- Henderson City
- Indian Springs CDP
- Las Vegas City
- Laughlin CDP
- Mesquite City
- Moapa Town CDP
- Moapa Valley CDP
- Mount Charleston CDP
- Nellis AFB CDP
- Nelson CDP
- North Las Vegas City
- Paradise CDP
- Sandy Valley CDP
- Searchlight CDP
- Spring Valley CDP
- Summerlin South CDP
- Sunrise Manor CDP
- Whitney CDP
- Winchester CDP
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Douglas County Nevada Cities
- Carter Springs CDP Douglas
- Double Spring CDP Douglas
- East Valley CDP Douglas
- Fish Springs CDP Douglas
- Gardnerville CDP Douglas
- Gardnerville Ranchos CDP Douglas
- Genoa CDP Douglas
- Glenbrook CDP Douglas
- Indian Hills CDP Douglas
- Johnson Lane CDP Douglas
- Kingsbury CDP Douglas
- Lakeridge CDP Douglas
- Logan Creek CDP Douglas
- Minden CDP Douglas
- Round Hill Village CDP Douglas
- Ruhenstroth CDP Douglas
- Skyland CDP Douglas
- Stateline CDP Douglas
- Topaz Lake CDP Douglas
- Topaz Ranch Estates CDP Douglas
- Zephyr Cove CDP Douglas
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Elko County Nevada Cities
- Carlin City
- Elko City
- Jackpot CDP
- Lamoille CDP
- Montello CDP
- Mountain City CDP
- Oasis CDP
- Osino CDP
- Owyhee CDP
- Spring Creek CDP o
- Wells City
- West Wendover City
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Esmerelda County Nevada Cities
- Dyer CDP
- Goldfield CDP
- Silver Peak CDP
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Eureka County Nevada Cities
- Crescent Valley CDP Eureka
- Eureka CDP Eureka
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Humboldt County Nevada Cities
- Denio CDP
- Fort McDermitt CDP
- Golconda CDP
- McDermitt CDP
- Orovada CDP
- Paradise Valley CDP
- Valmy CDP
- Winnemucca City
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Lander County Nevada Cities
- Austin CDP Lander
- Battle Mountain CDP Lander
- Kingston CDP Lander
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Lincoln County Nevada Cities
- Alamo CDP Lincoln
- Beaverdam CDP Lincoln
- Bennett Springs CDP Lincoln
- Caliente City Lincoln
- Dry Valley CDP Lincoln
- Hiko CDP Lincoln
- Mount Wilson CDP Lincoln
- Panaca CDP Lincoln
- Pioche CDP Lincoln
- Rachel CDP Lincoln
- Ursine CDP Lincoln
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Lyon County Nevada Cities
- Dayton CDP Lyon
- Fernley City Lyon
- Silver City CDP Lyon
- Silver Springs CDP Lyon
- Smith Valley CDP Lyon
- Stagecoach CDP Lyon
- Yerington City Lyon
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Mineral County Nevada Cities
- Hawthorne CDP Mineral
- Mina CDP Mineral
- Schurz CDP Mineral
- Walker Lake CDP Mineral
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Nye County Nevada Cities
- Amargosa Valley CDP
- Beatty CDP
- Gabbs CDP
- Pahrump CDP
- Tonopah CDP
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Pershing County Nevada Cities
- Grass Valley CDP Pershing
- Humboldt River Ranch CDP Pershing
- Imlay CDP Pershing
- Lovelock City Pershing
- Unionville CDP Pershing
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Storey County Nevada Cities
- Virginia City CDP Storey
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Washoe County Nevada Cities
- Cold Springs CDP
- Crystal Bay CDP
- Empire CDP
- Gerlach CDP
- Golden Valley CDP
- Incline Village CDP
- Lemmon Valley CDP
- Mogul CDP
- Nixon CDP
- Reno City
- Spanish Springs CDP
- Sparks City
- Sun Valley CDP
- Sutcliffe CDP
- Verdi CDP
- Wadsworth CDP
- Washoe Valley CDP
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White Pine County Nevada Cities
- Baker CDP
- Ely City
- Lund CDP
- McGill CDP
- Preston CDP
- Ruth CDP
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Largest Cities in Nevada
Below are the 124 Nevada cities sorted by population using population data from the 2020 American Community Survey. Note: these are all the cities and towns in Nevada, regardless of size.
| Rank | City | County | Type | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Vegas | Clark | City | 644,594 |
| 2 | Henderson | Clark | City | 309,955 |
| 3 | Reno | Washoe | City | 250,903 |
| 4 | North Las Vegas | Clark | City | 247,248 |
| 5 | Spring Valley | Clark | 218,697 | |
| 6 | Enterprise | Clark | 214,591 | |
| 7 | Sunrise Manor | Clark | 198,187 | |
| 8 | Paradise | Clark | 193,150 | |
| 9 | Sparks | Washoe | City | 102,895 |
| 10 | Carson City | None | City | 55,244 |
| 11 | Whitney | Clark | 44,488 | |
| 12 | Pahrump | Clark | 38,390 | |
| 13 | Winchester | 36,302 | ||
| 14 | Summerlin South | Clark | 28,716 | |
| 15 | Sun Valley | 21,179 | ||
| 16 | Fernley | Lyon | City | 20,616 |
| 17 | Elko | Elko | City | 20,396 |
| 18 | Mesquite | Clark | City | 19,087 |
| 19 | Boulder City | Clark | 16,048 | |
| 20 | Spanish Springs | 15,820 | ||
| 21 | Spring Creek | 14,510 | ||
| 22 | Dayton | 14,258 | ||
| 23 | Gardnerville Ranchos | 11,432 | ||
| 24 | Cold Springs | 10,704 | ||
| 25 | Incline Village | 9,160 | ||
| 26 | Fallon | Churchill | City | 8,540 |
| 27 | Laughlin | Clark | 7,997 | |
| 28 | Winnemucca | Humboldt | City | 7,752 |
| 29 | Moapa Valley | 6,708 | ||
| 30 | Indian Hills | 6,173 | ||
| 31 | Johnson Lane | 6,043 | ||
| 32 | Gardnerville | 6,013 | ||
| 33 | Lemmon Valley | 5,183 | ||
| 34 | Silver Springs | 4,910 | ||
| 35 | West Wendover | Elko | City | 4,271 |
| 36 | Ely | White Pine | City | 3,993 |
| 37 | Battle Mountain | 3,908 | ||
| 38 | Nellis AFB | Clark | 3,770 | |
| 39 | Minden | 3,409 | ||
| 40 | Yerington | Lyon | City | 3,190 |
| 41 | Hawthorne | 2,734 | ||
| 42 | Washoe Valley | 2,724 | ||
| 43 | Stagecoach | 2,436 | ||
| 44 | Tonopah | 2,192 | ||
| 45 | Kingsbury | 2,041 | ||
| 46 | Carlin | Elko | City | 1,885 |
| 47 | Lovelock | Pershing | City | 1,736 |
| 48 | Smith Valley | 1,711 | ||
| 49 | Sandy Valley | 1,678 | ||
| 50 | Topaz Ranch Estates | 1,622 | ||
| 51 | East Valley | 1,610 | ||
| 52 | Pioche | 1,435 | ||
| 53 | Bunkerville | 1,430 | ||
| 54 | Ruhenstroth | 1,373 | ||
| 55 | Mogul | 1,308 | ||
| 56 | Amargosa Valley | 1,232 | ||
| 57 | Verdi | 1,161 | ||
| 58 | Alamo | 1,142 | ||
| 59 | Jackpot | 1,101 | ||
| 60 | Wells | City | 1,091 | |
| 61 | Golden Valley | 1,085 | ||
| 62 | Panaca | 1,057 | ||
| 63 | Caliente | Lincoln | 974 | |
| 64 | Grass Valley | 967 | ||
| 65 | Schurz | 962 | ||
| 66 | Stateline | 932 | ||
| 67 | Owyhee | 912 | ||
| 68 | Round Hill Village | 873 | ||
| 69 TIE | Beatty and McGill | 847 | ||
| 70 | Indian Springs | 832 | ||
| 71 | Wadsworth | 787 | ||
| 72 | Genoa | 786 | ||
| 73 | Moapa Town | 714 | ||
| 74 | Virginia City | 661 | ||
| 75 | Zephyr Cove | 642 | ||
| 76 | Osino | 628 | ||
| 77 | Fallon Station | 621 | ||
| 78 | Fish Springs | 518 | ||
| 79 | Crescent Valley | 483 | ||
| 80 | Carter Springs | 413 | ||
| 81 | Eureka | 411 | ||
| 82 | Mount Charleston | 396 | ||
| 83 | Searchlight | 348 | ||
| 84 | Nixon | 325 | ||
| 85 | Double Spring | 312 | ||
| 86 | Fort McDermitt | 310 | ||
| 87 | Walker Lake | 308 | ||
| 88 | Sutcliffe | 306 | ||
| 89 | Dyer | 305 | ||
| 90 | Glenbrook | 287 | ||
| 91 | Lakeridge | 270 | ||
| 92 | Skyland | 261 | ||
| 93 | Humboldt River Ranch | 240 | ||
| 94 | Ruth | 235 | ||
| 95 | Goldfield | 234 | ||
| 96 | Silver Peak | 216 | ||
| 97 | Topaz Lake | 209 | ||
| 98 | Blue Diamond | 200 | ||
| 99 | Cal-Nev-Ari | 183 | ||
| 100 | Preston | 182 | ||
| 101 | Crystal Bay | 179 | ||
| 102 | Imlay | 178 | ||
| 103 | Mina | 177 | ||
| 104 | Paradise Valley | 157 | ||
| 105 | Bennett Springs | 122 | ||
| 106 | Silver City | 115 | ||
| 107 | Empire | 103 | ||
| 108 | Austin | 101 | ||
| 109 | McDermitt | 95 | ||
| 110 | Lund | 89 | ||
| 111 | Valmy | 85 | ||
| 112 | Golconda | 76 | ||
| 113 | Gabbs | 75 | ||
| 114 | Orovada | 69 | ||
| 115 | Kingston | 61 | ||
| 116 | Lamoille | 49 | ||
| 117 | Logan Creek | 37 | ||
| 118 | Baker | 36 | ||
| 119 | Montello | 35 | ||
| 120 TIE | Beaverdam and Oasis | 32 | ||
| 121 | Gerlach | 28 | ||
| 122 | Nelson | 24 |
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