Paradise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States and a major suburb of Las Vegas. The population was 186,070 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 211,509 in 2005. As an unincorporated part of Clark County, it is governed by the Clark County Commission.
Paradise contains McCarran International Airport, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and most of the Las Vegas Strip, including well-known hotels such as Caesars Pal...
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Paradise is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States and a major suburb of Las Vegas. The population was 186,070 at the 2000 census, and estimated at 211,509 in 2005. As an unincorporated part of Clark County, it is governed by the Clark County Commission.
Paradise contains McCarran International Airport, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and most of the Las Vegas Strip, including well-known hotels such as Caesars Palace and MGM Grand. Therefore, many tourists visiting the Las Vegas area actually spend most of their time in Paradise instead of Las Vegas proper. For many of the unincorporated townships south of Las Vegas city limits (including Paradise, Winchester and Spring Valley), the USPS assigns “Las Vegas, NV” as the last line of their address rather than the township's name, which adds to the confusion of what city or town a person unfamiliar with the area is really in.
Paradise is located at 36°4′55″N 115°7′29″W / 36.08194°N 115.12472°W / 36...
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