| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 702 / 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:13 PM |
| Population: | 103 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32023 |
| CBSA: | Pahrump, NV |
| Land Area: | 4,593 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8492, -115.6825 |
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54,299 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 4,593 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 42,395 to 54,299 from 2014 to 2024 — a +28.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89045 (Round Mountain, $110,724 median) and poorest ZIP 89020 (Amargosa Valley, $36,953) are 156.7 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.3× across this county — from $107,900 in 89045 (Round Mountain) to $351,900 in 89061 (Pahrump).
Density varies 373× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 89045 (Round Mountain) to 323 in 89048 (Pahrump).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Pahrump — top growth ZIPs averaged +52.5% over the past ten years ( 89061 , 89020 and 89060 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.6% bachelor's+ in 89045 (Round Mountain) to 17.8% in 89049 (Tonopah) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #18 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #17 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,008 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,671 of 42,401 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 5 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.
Nye County lost 73.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89048 | Pahrump | Standard | 26,486 | $61,367 | 82.0 | 30.7% |
| 89060 | Pahrump | Standard | 12,864 | $50,000 | 499.3 | 30.9% |
| 89061 | Pahrump | Standard | 8,141 | $77,991 | 85.5 | 64.9% |
| 89049 | Tonopah | Standard | 2,723 | $45,260 | 334.6 | -13.7% |
| 89020 | Amargosa Valley | Standard | 1,835 | $36,953 | 593.7 | 61.7% |
| 89045 | Round Mountain | Standard | 1,626 | $110,724 | 1,878.1 | -12.4% |
| 89003 | Beatty | PO Box | 387 | — | 303.3 | -62.1% |
| 89409 | Gabbs | PO Box | 237 | — | 408.3 | 117.4% |
| 89022 | Manhattan | PO Box | 0 | — | 337.3 | -100.0% |
| 89023 | Mercury | PO Box | — | — | 70.6 | — |
| 89041 | Pahrump | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |