Postal Codes

89442 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89442 covers Wadsworth, Nevada, with a population of about 827 and a median household income of $73,295.

Population
8274 per square mile
Median age
49.110.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,295about the Nevada median
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$412,770
Median rent
$90839% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
13.9%21.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.7%0.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 89442 is

Wadsworth, 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

Population827
Median age49.1
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US3.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.4%
White (non-Hispanic)30.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Veterans7.1%
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$73,295
Income per person$35,193
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k8.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k11.0%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k19.3%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k0.9%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more10.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,100
Median gross rent$908
Rent as a share of household income13.3%
Owner-occupied65.7%
Vacant homes11.9%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house72.5%
Attached house1.6%
2 to 4 units1.3%
20 or more units3.5%
Mobile home21%
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$412,770as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone76.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.6% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.4% 11.1 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%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.3% 11 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.5% 11.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.9% 5.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.6% 11.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.9% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13% 4.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport16.5% 7.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness40.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use66.1% 9.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.8% 6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.3% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed19
Annual payroll$2,450,000
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 93.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.6 out of 100
Community resilience32.2 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.

Wildfire98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity82.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche81.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.7Very 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$73,295$75,561$78,538
Income per person$35,193$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$117,100$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$908$1,489$1,348
Homeownership65.7%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate11.3%6.8%5.2%
Works from home10.8%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.5%19%13.9%
Median age49.138.938.7
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 stationWADSWORTH 4 N, NV US4.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January46.2°F / 20.1°F
February52.1°F / 24.5°F
March60.2°F / 28.9°F
April67°F / 34°F
May74.2°F / 42.1°F
June84°F / 49.1°F
July94.5°F / 57.8°F
August91.8°F / 55.3°F
September83.8°F / 44.5°F
October70.2°F / 33.7°F
November56.7°F / 24.3°F
December45.3°F / 19.7°F
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 supermarket24% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Washoe County School District99.9% 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 vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89408 Fernley, NV7.1 km away
89424 Nixon, NV20.8 km away
89510 Reno, NV29.8 km away
89429 Silver Springs, NV29.9 km away
89441 Sparks, NV34.6 km away
89436 Sparks, NV35.7 km away
89437 Sparks, NV35.7 km away
89434 Sparks, NV38.1 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.

Washoe County99.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Storey County0.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area217.19 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6481, -119.2918

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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