| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Timezone: | Pacific (GMT -08:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:13 PM |
| Population: | 4,542 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 32021 |
| Land Area: | 1,401 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.6172, -118.3605 |
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4,542 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,401 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,627 to 4,542 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 89415 (Hawthorne, $57,083 median) and poorest ZIP 89427 (Schurz, $49,167) are 27.6 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.3× across this county — from $32,600 in 89422 (Mina) to $172,600 in 89415 (Hawthorne).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 89422 (Mina) to 6 in 89415 (Hawthorne).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.9% bachelor's+ in 89422 (Mina) to 16.5% in 89427 (Schurz) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Nevada, this is the #13 most populous of 18 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,290 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (445 of 3,366 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 2 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.