Postal Codes

89008 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89008 covers Caliente, Nevada, with a population of about 792 and a median household income of $55,089.

Population
792
Median age
41.93.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,08927% below the Nevada median
Poverty rate
12%about the US average
Typical home value
$197,781down 3.5% in five years
Median rent
$63058% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
16.4%18.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.6%6.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 89008 is

Caliente, Nevada — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population792
Median age41.9
Family households35.2%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans11%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$55,089
Income per person$33,554
Poverty rate12%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k7.9%
$20–25k12.0%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k26.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k18.3%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k3.0%
$200k or more3.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed470
Mean adjusted gross income$62,304
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,400
Median gross rent$630
Rent as a share of household income44.1%
Owner-occupied71.6%
Vacant homes41.7%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house75.2%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units7.2%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home5.1%
Boat, RV or van1.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$197,781as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 3.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$213,706$90,101

$90,101 in 2013 to $197,781 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%
High school diploma or higher86.7%
Works from home29.6%
Drives to work alone50.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.2% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.8% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed213
Annual payroll$7,646,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 94.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss85.1 out of 100
Community resilience0.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Wildfire98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche49Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity38Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail26.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Nevada and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNevadaUnited States
Median household income$55,089$75,561$78,538
Income per person$33,554$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate12%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$190,400$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$630$1,489$1,348
Homeownership71.6%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.8%5.2%
Works from home29.6%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%19%13.9%
Median age41.938.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCALIENTE, NV US1.5 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year9 in

Average high and low by month

January48.5°F / 18.6°F0.86 in rain, 2.8 in snow
February53.4°F / 22.5°F0.99 in rain, 2.2 in snow
March62.1°F / 28.2°F1.2 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April68.7°F / 33.8°F0.58 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May78.7°F / 42.1°F0.68 in rain
June90°F / 49.7°F0.39 in rain
July96.5°F / 57.2°F0.69 in rain
August94.2°F / 55.4°F0.86 in rain
September86.8°F / 46.1°F0.49 in rain
October73.7°F / 34.2°F0.75 in rain
November59.9°F / 23.6°F0.55 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December48.1°F / 17.9°F0.81 in rain, 2.7 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Lincoln County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

89042 Panaca, NV22.4 km away
89043 Pioche, NV33.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1809.7 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6128, -114.5097

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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