| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:13 PM |
| Population: | 62,336 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32019 |
| CBSA: | Reno, NV |
| Land Area: | 2,379 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 25 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.1407, -119.3191 |
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62,336 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 2,379 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 52,213 to 62,336 from 2014 to 2024 — a +19.4% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89403 (Dayton, $97,153 median) and poorest ZIP 89429 (Silver Springs, $55,714) are 12.7 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $277,500 in 89447 (Yerington) to $464,000 in 89444 (Wellington).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 89447 (Yerington) to 115 in 89408 (Fernley).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.5% bachelor's+ in 89429 (Silver Springs) to 26.3% in 89444 (Wellington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #3 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #6 for median household income with the #2 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,353 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,700 of 45,848 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Lyon County grew 19.4% over the past decade — concentrated in 2 high-growth ZIPs:
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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89408 | Fernley | Standard | 24,564 | $89,552 | 213.5 | 27.7% |
| 89403 | Dayton | Standard | 17,506 | $97,153 | 288.4 | 23.9% |
| 89447 | Yerington | Standard | 9,082 | $56,691 | 1,317.7 | 11.9% |
| 89429 | Silver Springs | Standard | 7,521 | $55,714 | 256.5 | 2.0% |
| 89444 | Wellington | Standard | 3,359 | $58,726 | 258.6 | 25.5% |
| 89430 | Smith | Standard | 175 | $175,293 | 39.7 | -61.5% |
| 89428 | Silver City | PO Box | 129 | $68,750 | 4.2 | -41.1% |