Empire is a community in Washoe County, Nevada across 5.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 89405.
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)80 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA458 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Empire; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Empire had 47 residents in the 2020 census, down 78% since 2010.
Washoe County grew from 9,141 residents in 1900 to 486,492 in 2020.
Washoe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 95°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 7.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gerlach, NV weather station (3 miles away).
209,307 jobs at 14,199 businesses in Washoe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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