Genoa, Nevada

Genoa, Nevada
Unincorporated town
Genoa, Nevada is located in Nevada
Genoa, Nevada
Genoa, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°00′16″N 119°50′50″W / 39.00444°N 119.84722°W / 39.00444; -119.84722
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyDouglas
Area
[1]
 • Total
9.19 sq mi (23.79 km2)
 • Land9.19 sq mi (23.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
4,807 ft (1,465 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,343
 • Density146.18/sq mi (56.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89411[3]
Area code775
GNIS feature ID859807[2]

Genoa (/dʒəˈnoʊ.ə/ jə-NOH-ə)[4] is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.[5] Founded in 1851,[6] it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory (1861-1864). It is situated within Carson River Valley and is approximately 42 miles (68 km) south of Reno.[7] The population was 939 at the 2010 census.[8] It is home to the oldest bar in the state of Nevada which opened in 1853.[9]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genoa, Nevada
  3. ^ "Genoa ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ Stanley W. Paher (1970). "Ch. 4 Douglas County". Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps. Nevada Publications. p. 55. ISBN 0-913814-04-0.
  5. ^ "Douglas County Code – Section 18.02.010 – Creation". Douglas County District Attorney. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Read, Laura (May–June 2013). "Genoa, Nevada". Via: 18.
  7. ^ Community website
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Genoa CDP, Nevada". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "About the Bar". Genoa Bar and Saloon. Retrieved 18 June 2020.