Nevada to California

Distance from Reno to Roseville

Straight-line distance

95.4mi

Reno, NV and Roseville, CA are 95.4 miles (153.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Reno, the shortest path starts out heading SW (236°).

kilometers
153.5
nautical miles
82.9
heading from Reno
236° SW
heading from Roseville
55° NE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Reno is from Roseville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Reno and Roseville is 95.4 miles, 153.5 km or 82.9 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 95.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
95.4
Kilometers
153.5
Nautical miles
82.9
Bearing from Reno
236.1° SW
Bearing arriving at Roseville
235.2°
Bearing from Roseville
55.2° NE

Halfway between Reno and Roseville

The great-circle midpoint is at 39.162007, -120.588818 (39°09'43.23"N 120°35'19.74"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Colfax, CA, with 2,058 residents, 20.1 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Reno gets 14 h 58 min of daylight and Roseville 14 h 53 min; on December 21, 9 h 22 min and 9 h 27 min. Reno is 0.78° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Reno has 1.7 times the population of Roseville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Reno changed by +6.3% and Roseville by +10.0%. The trip crosses from Nevada into California.

  1. 01Reno, NV281,714 (+6.3%)
  2. 02Roseville, CA163,304 (+10.0%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Reno from Roseville?

95.4 miles, 153.5 km or 82.9 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Roseville from Reno?

SW. The great-circle path leaves Reno on a bearing of 236.1° and arrives at Roseville on 235.2°. The return trip starts on 55.2°.

What is halfway between Reno and Roseville?

The midpoint is at 39.162007, -120.588818. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Colfax, CA, 20.1 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Reno and Roseville?

Both use America/Los_Angeles, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Reno or Roseville?

Reno, with 281,714 residents in July 2024 against 163,304 for Roseville, 1.7 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.