| 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: | 5,771 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32015 |
| Land Area: | 5,600 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 0 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.9627, -117.0330 |
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5,771 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 5,600 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,215 to 5,771 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.1% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89820 (Battle Mountain, $89,014 median) and poorest ZIP 89820 (Battle Mountain, $89,014) are 0.0 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $120,500 in 89310 (Austin) to $222,100 in 89820 (Battle Mountain).
Density varies 33× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 89310 (Austin) to 2 in 89820 (Battle Mountain).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 89310 (Austin) to 19.8% in 89820 (Battle Mountain) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #11 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #5 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $89,014 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (716 of 3,715 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Lander County lost 7.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: