Where is Carson City, Nevada? The state capital is in northwest Nevada, about 20 miles south of Reno on Interstate 580/U.S. 395 and 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe on U.S. 50.

Carson City has been named one of the best places to retire in the Western U.S., according to a new ranking from Travel and Leisure and Investopedia. The Nevada capital landed at No. 7 on a top 10 ...