| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:13 PM |
| Population: | 923 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32009 |
| Land Area: | 1,776 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.6885, -117.8106 |
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923 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,776 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 888 to 923 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.9% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89013 (Goldfield, $78,580 median) and poorest ZIP 89010 (Dyer, $63,690) are 34.6 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 15× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 89013 (Goldfield) to 5 in 89047 (Silverpeak).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.8% bachelor's+ in 89047 (Silverpeak) to 34.5% in 89010 (Dyer) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #16 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #12 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,677 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (189 of 790 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.