Postal Codes

89049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89049 covers Tonopah, Nevada, with a population of about 2,711 and a median household income of $36,570.

Population
2,7111 per square mile
Median age
53.614.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$36,57052% below the Nevada median
Poverty rate
21.6%9.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$163,127down 17.5% in five years
Median rent
$87541% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
13.3%21.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
61.7%3.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
75

Where 89049 is

Tonopah, 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

Population2,711
Median age53.6
Family households27.8%
Born outside the US8%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.7%
White (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino14.7%
Veterans10.6%
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$36,570
Income per person$26,399
Poverty rate21.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.0%
$10–15k13.5%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k15.9%
$35–40k19.0%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k11.7%
$50–60k1.1%
$60–75k1.1%
$75–100k1.4%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k2.6%
$150–200k4.4%
$200k or more4.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,050
Mean adjusted gross income$71,222
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k24.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$182,300
Median gross rent$875
Owner-occupied61.7%
Vacant homes18.3%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house43%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units22.7%
5 to 19 units3.3%
20 or more units9.2%
Mobile home20.4%
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$163,127as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 17.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201820222026$216,550$131,212

$131,212 in 2018 to $163,127 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home4.4%
Drives to work alone45.5%
Takes public transport13.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more43.6%
Health

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

Obesity44.3% 10.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.2% 10 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54% 10.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.8% 11.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.7% 11 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.8% 5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.1% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.2% 11.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments75
People employed689
Annual payroll$19,269,000
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 41.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.3 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.

Winter weather94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado0.8Very 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$36,570$75,561$78,538
Income per person$26,399$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate21.6%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$182,300$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$875$1,489$1,348
Homeownership61.7%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.8%5.2%
Works from home4.4%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US8%19%13.9%
Median age53.638.938.7
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 stationTONOPAH, NV US0.5 km away
Rain in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January41.4°F / 23°F0.71 in rain
February44.2°F / 25.3°F1.08 in rain
March52.4°F / 30.4°F0.72 in rain
April59.2°F / 34.8°F0.46 in rain
May69.3°F / 43.7°F0.69 in rain
June81.2°F / 54.2°F0.28 in rain
July88.2°F / 61.2°F0.55 in rain
August86.3°F / 59.6°F0.53 in rain
September79°F / 51.4°F0.41 in rain
October64.2°F / 39.7°F0.63 in rain
November50.4°F / 30.2°F0.48 in rain
December41.5°F / 20.8°F0.43 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 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%.

Nye County School District99.6% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89013 Goldfield, NV39.9 km away
89022 Manhattan, NV54.2 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.

Nye County99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Esmeralda County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2455.79 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0672, -117.2301

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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