| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:32 PM |
| Population: | 4,405 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32017 |
| Land Area: | 6,713 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.5949, -114.7246 |
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4,405 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 6,713 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,282 to 4,405 from 2014 to 2024 — a -16.6% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89043 (Pioche, $88,938 median) and poorest ZIP 89042 (Panaca, $64,083) are 41.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $207,500 in 89008 (Caliente) to $263,300 in 89042 (Panaca).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.1% bachelor's+ in 89001 (Alamo) to 36.3% in 89042 (Panaca) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #14 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #9 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,090 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (664 of 3,261 reporting).
4 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.
Lincoln County lost 16.6% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: