Sun Valley

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Sun Valley

Total population

22,228

Median home value

$349,100

10.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,446

Sun Valley$77k

National$74k

Elevation1438 m

Land area38.59 km²

Weather37°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates39.61°, -119.78°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sun Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 21,178 at the 2020 census. It is north of Reno and is part of the Reno-Sparks metropolitan area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Sun Valley, NV from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

David Hiler

Swiss politician and historian

Jena Malone

American actress

Mädchen Amick

American actress (born 1970)

Curtis Hanson

American filmmaker (1945–2016)

Shannon Bahrke

American freestyle skier

Jennifer Harman

American poker player

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Eva Twardokens

American alpine skier

Dawn Wells

American actress (1938–2020)

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Chase Ellison

American actor

C

Chris Jones

American musician (1958–2005)

Inga Thompson

American racing cyclist

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Scotty Bahrke

American freestyle skier

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Marie Nyswander

American Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst (1919-1986)

Jim Gibbons

28th Governor of Nevada

Paul Laxalt

22nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from Nevada (1974–1987)

Eric Whitacre

American composer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nevada

• Golden Valley
  2.5 mi away
• Sparks
  4.1 mi away · pop. 111,523
• Reno
  5.7 mi away · pop. 264,165
• Lemmon Valley
  6.1 mi away
• Spanish Springs
  6.5 mi away
• Mogul
  10.1 mi away
• Cold Springs
  12.1 mi away
• Verdi
  12.6 mi away
• Virginia City
  22 mi away
• Washoe Valley
  22 mi away
• Sutcliffe
  24.5 mi away
• Silver City
  25.1 mi away

Browse all places in Nevada →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sun Valley

Rising Sun / The Andromeda Strain / Binary

Michael Crichton · 1994

Aircraft accident report

United States. National Transportation Safety Board. · 1975

Outlaw Hearts

Rosanne Bittner · 1993

Two-Buck Chuck and the Marlboro Man

Frank Bergon · 2019

What I Saw In California

Edwin Bryant · 1848

The New York Times 36 hours USA & Canada

Barbara Ireland · 2013

Project histories and reports of Reclamation Bureau projects, 1902-25

National Archives (U.S.) · 1946

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 10 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 10 mi
• Wildfire Fred Mt, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 11 mi
• Wildfire Bull, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-10-02 · 12 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 16 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 20 mi
• Wildfire Stallion, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-10 · 20 mi
• Wildfire Blue Eagle, Churchill, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 111 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

Seen 2026-10-14

Northern Rubber Boa

Charina bottae

Seen 2026-10-14

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus nigricans

Seen 2026-10-14

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Seen 2026-10-14

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-10-14

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

Seen 2026-10-14

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-10-14

Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exilis

Seen 2026-10-14

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Seen 2026-10-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).