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89020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89020 covers Amargosa Valley, Nevada, with a population of about 1,854.

Population
1,8549 per square mile
Poverty rate
30.7%18.3 points above the US average
Median rent
$64257% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
15.5%19.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
49.7%15.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 89020 is

Amargosa Valley, 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

Population1,854
Family households48.5%
Born outside the US9.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.6%
White (non-Hispanic)60.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino25.6%
Veterans27.5%
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

Income per person$24,526
Poverty rate30.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k22.7%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k24.3%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k1.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$46,773
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$642
Rent as a share of household income22.2%
Owner-occupied49.7%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house16.1%
Mobile home78.4%
Boat, RV or van5.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home2.4%
Drives to work alone97.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.7%
Health

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

Obesity43.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.9% 6.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health32.7% 12.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20% 8.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37% 11.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.4% 4.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.4% 13.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.6% 7.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.7% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.7% 13.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed158
Annual payroll$9,649,000
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 77.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss61.6 out of 100
Community resilience0 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.

Heat wave93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity70.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.5Very 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$75,561$78,538
Income per person$24,526$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate30.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$642$1,489$1,348
Homeownership49.7%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%6.8%5.2%
Works from home2.4%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US9.8%19%13.9%
Median age38.938.7
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 stationAMARGOSA FARMS-GAREY, NV US8.6 km away
Rain in a year4 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January59.3°F / 32°F0.61 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February63.2°F / 35.1°F0.89 in rain
March70°F / 40.3°F0.51 in rain
April77.9°F / 45.7°F0.19 in rain
May87.4°F / 54.6°F0.1 in rain
June97.3°F / 63.4°F0.08 in rain
July103.5°F / 70.8°F0.18 in rain
August101.3°F / 68.3°F0.16 in rain
September94.6°F / 60.1°F0.17 in rain
October82°F / 48.5°F0.24 in rain
November67.8°F / 37.1°F0.22 in rain
December57.8°F / 30.5°F0.42 in rain
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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket1% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Nye 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 vulnerability78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Household characteristics77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89003 Beatty, NV31.7 km away
92328 Death Valley, CA31.8 km away
89060 Pahrump, NV54.9 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.

Nye County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area215.22 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density9 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5390, -116.5496

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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