| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 702 / 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:14 PM |
| Population: | 103 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32023 |
| CBSA: | Pahrump, NV |
| Land Area: | 3,844 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8492, -115.6825 |
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8,752 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 3,844 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,274 to 8,625 from 2014 to 2024 — a -16.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89301 (Ely, $77,518 median) and poorest ZIP 89317 (Lund, $26,210) are 52.4 miles apart — a 3.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $68,500 in 89319 (Ruth) to $247,000 in 89317 (Lund).
Density varies 113× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 89314 (Duckwater) to 37 in 89319 (Ruth).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.8% bachelor's+ in 89301 (Ely) to 48.8% in 89315 (Ely ) — 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 $71,444 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (781 of 6,383 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 4 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.
White Pine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89301 | Ely | Standard | 6,568 | $77,518 | 2,773.4 | -8.7% |
| 89318 | Mc Gill | PO Box | 1,050 | $56,779 | 31.7 | -34.0% |
| 89317 | Lund | PO Box | 393 | $26,210 | 247.5 | -18.0% |
| 89319 | Ruth | PO Box | 298 | — | 7.9 | -40.4% |
| 89311 | Baker | Standard | 213 | $48,875 | 473.5 | 61.4% |
| 89315 | Ely | PO Box | 127 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 89314 | Duckwater | Standard | 103 | $52,917 | 310.1 | -73.0% |