Electric companies in Washoe County, Nevada

Washoe County, NV on the map

Outage risk in Washoe County, NV

Washoe County, NV, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 659 in all, 134.0 per 100,000 residents of 491,770, rank 3 of 17 Nevada counties. Property damage in Washoe County, NV: $7.7M, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Washoe County, NV, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

ZIP codes in Washoe County, NV

• 89402
• 89405
• 89412
• 89424
• 89431
• 89433
• 89434
• 89436
• 89439
• 89441
• 89442
• 89450
• 89451
• 89501
• 89502
• 89503
• 89506
• 89508
• 89509
• 89510
• 89511
• 89512
• 89519
• 89521
• 89523
• 89557
• 89704

Electric utilities in Washoe County, NV

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Washoe County, NV

Residents of Washoe County, NV, ACS 2023

491,7702 of 17 Nevada counties

Households in Washoe County, NV

195,7252.51 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Washoe County, NV

59.5%116,406 owner and 79,319 renter households

Median household income in Washoe County, NV

$85,6003 of 16 Nevada counties

Housing units in Washoe County, NV

213,39217,667 vacant or seasonal, 8.3% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Washoe County, NV

31.1%60,869 homes, 5 of 17 Nevada counties

Utilities listed for Washoe County, NV

22 with a home price: Surprise Valley Electrification, Sierra Pacific Power Co

Lowest home price in Washoe County, NV

13.82 ¢/kWhSurprise Valley Electrification, 4.8% below the highest

Highest home price in Washoe County, NV

14.52 ¢/kWhSierra Pacific Power Co

Monthly bill gap in Washoe County, NV

$7between the two at 930 kWh, $78 a year, 0.09% of the Washoe County, NV median income

ZIP areas touching Washoe County, NV

2789402 to 89704

Outage-linked storm events in Washoe County, NV

659NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Washoe County, NV

35.9%median year built 1990

Flood claims in Washoe County, NV

151NFIP 2015 to 2025, $3.2M paid

Home energy burden in Washoe County, NV

1.6%$1,102 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Washoe County, NV

Sierra Pacific Power Co charged Washoe County, NV homes 11.81 ¢/kWh in 2015. Washoe County, NV: 14.52 ¢ in 2024, 23% up. Washoe County, NV: against 18% up for the Nevada average.

Washoe County, NV: a 930 kWh month at that price. Washoe County, NV: $110 in 2015, $135 in 2024. Washoe County, NV: $1,619 a year, 1.9% of the $85,600 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Washoe County, NV

Washoe County, NV: electricity $1,102 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,645, 1.6% of $103,778 income. 192,420 households in Washoe County, NV spend about $212.0 million a year on electricity and $316.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Washoe County, NV ($18,397 a year) spend 6.3% of income, 4.0 times the all-home figure.

Housing and heating in Washoe County, NV

Washoe County, NV: 76,712 of 213,392 homes were built before 1980 and 71,108 in 2000 or later. Washoe County, NV has 125,318 detached houses, 50,578 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 12,142 mobile homes, and 79,319 of 195,725 households rent.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Washoe County, NV

Washoe County, NV: 151 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $3.2M paid, median paid claim $9,104.

1,357 of 161,088 residential structures in Washoe County, NV carry an NFIP contract. 1,957 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Washoe County, NV on 8 Sep 2026. Washoe County, NV lists 58 repetitive-loss properties.

Washoe County, NV: claims history, not an outage count.

Washoe County, NV: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Washoe County, NV: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Washoe County, NV

Washoe County, NV totals 6,157 heating degree days and 510 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Washoe County, NV is the 6th coldest of 17 counties in Nevada: 6,157 against a median of 5,808. For cooling, Washoe County, NV is the 11th hottest: 510 against a median of 617.

Washoe County, NV is a cold-winter county, with 5,647 more heating than cooling degree days.

Washoe County, NV: the 2016-2025 mean was 5,978 heating degree days, near the 6,157 normal (-3%).

In Washoe County, NV, 31.1% of 195,725 homes heat with electricity; the other 68.9% use another main heating fuel.

Washoe County, NV: ACS B25040, 195,725 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Washoe County, NV

Compare Washoe County, NV with its neighbours

• Storey County sits 43 miles south of Washoe County, NV, with 4,139 residents against 491,770 there, 335 storm events against 659, median home built 1987 against 1990, energy burden 2.6% against 1.6%, income $96,000 against $85,600.
• Carson City sits 61 miles south of Washoe County, NV, with 58,364 residents against 491,770 there, 572 storm events against 659, median home built 1980 against 1990, energy burden 2.0% against 1.6%, income $71,809 against $85,600.
• Lyon County sits 68 miles southeast of Washoe County, NV, with 60,630 residents against 491,770 there, 495 storm events against 659, median home built 1996 against 1990, energy burden 2.3% against 1.6%, income $73,460 against $85,600.
• Douglas County sits 80 miles south of Washoe County, NV, with 49,624 residents against 491,770 there, 575 storm events against 659, median home built 1990 against 1990, energy burden 2.0% against 1.6%, income $88,018 against $85,600.
• Pershing County sits 83 miles northeast of Washoe County, NV, with 6,505 residents against 491,770 there, 81 storm events against 659, median home built 1986 against 1990, energy burden 3.2% against 1.6%, income $72,007 against $85,600.

Cities in Washoe County, NV

• Reno electricity rates268,959 residents
• Sparks electricity rates109,106 residents