| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:13 PM |
| Population: | 1,620 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32011 |
| CBSA: | Elko, NV |
| Land Area: | 2,169 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.1459, -116.1938 |
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1,620 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 2,169 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,888 to 1,620 from 2014 to 2024 — a -14.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89316 (Eureka, $71,554 median) and poorest ZIP 89821 (Crescent Valley, $66,795) are 62.3 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 2× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 89316 (Eureka) to 1 in 89821 (Crescent Valley).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.1% bachelor's+ in 89821 (Crescent Valley) to 26.0% in 89316 (Eureka) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #15 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #13 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,345 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (205 of 1,123 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Eureka County lost 14.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: