| 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: | 5,117 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32027 |
| Land Area: | 2,479 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.4258, -118.1923 |
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5,117 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 2,479 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,814 to 5,117 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.0% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89419 (Lovelock, $72,554 median) and poorest ZIP 89418 (Imlay, $38,590) are 26.9 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Density varies 5× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 89418 (Imlay) to 3 in 89419 (Lovelock).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.2% bachelor's+ in 89419 (Lovelock) to 15.7% in 89418 (Imlay) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #12 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #15 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,089 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
7.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (281 of 3,992 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.
Pershing County lost 12.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: