Verdi, CA

Verdi is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. The 2020 census counted 179 residents. Verdi sits at an elevation of 5,315 feet. Verdi is just across the state line from Verdi, Nevada and below the Verdi Range. The through line in Verdi is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Verdi makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. Verdi was named after Giuseppe Verdi by Charles Crocker, founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, when he pulled a slip of paper from a hat and read the name of the Italian opera composer in 1868.