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89448 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89448 covers Zephyr Cove, Nevada, with a population of about 1,961 and a median household income of $136,250.

Population
1,961160 per square mile
Median age
56.317.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$136,2501.8× the Nevada median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,458,891up 16% in five years
Median rent
$2,0341.4× the Nevada median
Degree or higher
51.1%16.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.7%17.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
197

Where 89448 is

Zephyr Cove, 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

Population1,961
Median age56.3
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US11.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.7%
White (non-Hispanic)70.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Hispanic or Latino19.1%
Veterans8.2%
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$136,250
Income per person$104,348
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k10.5%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more33.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,336,500
Median gross rent$2,034
Rent as a share of household income36.2%
Owner-occupied82.7%
Vacant homes50.5%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house66.3%
Attached house11.4%
2 to 4 units17.7%
5 to 19 units4.6%
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$1,458,891as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 128.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,475,988$378,695

$378,695 in 2000 to $1,458,891 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.1%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home32.5%
Drives to work alone62.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

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

Obesity26.4% 7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression18.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.4% 7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.8% 8.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.6% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments197
People employed1,248
Annual payroll$64,302,000
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 74.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.3 out of 100
Community resilience23.6 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 weather98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.6Very 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$136,250$75,561$78,538
Income per person$104,348$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate6%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$1,336,500$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$2,034$1,489$1,348
Homeownership82.7%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.1%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%6.8%5.2%
Works from home32.5%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US11.2%19%13.9%
Median age56.338.938.7
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 stationDAGGET PASS, NV US5 km away
Rain in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January35.7°F / 23.1°F3.78 in rain
February36.8°F / 23.2°F3.45 in rain
March41.7°F / 25.7°F3.61 in rain
April47.8°F / 28.8°F1.25 in rain
May56.1°F / 35.1°F1.4 in rain
June66.5°F / 42.4°F0.6 in rain
July74.6°F / 49.3°F0.17 in rain
August73.5°F / 49°F0.4 in rain
September67.1°F / 43.6°F0.32 in rain
October55.2°F / 35.5°F1.02 in rain
November43.3°F / 28.1°F1.79 in rain
December34.8°F / 22.5°F4.01 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%.

Douglas 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89413 Glenbrook, NV4.3 km away
89449 Stateline, NV6.3 km away
89411 Genoa, NV7.8 km away
89705 Carson City, NV9.9 km away
96156 South Lake Tahoe, CA10.6 km away
96157 South Lake Tahoe, CA11.1 km away
96152 South Lake Tahoe, CA12.8 km away
96150 South Lake Tahoe, CA13.2 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.

Douglas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area12.29 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density160 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.0204, -119.9114

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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