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89501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89501 covers Reno, Nevada, with a population of about 3,641 and a median household income of $32,990.

Population
3,6416,231 per square mile
Median age
55.616.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$32,99056% below the Nevada median
Poverty rate
34.4%22 points above the US average
Typical home value
$420,873down 6.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,08927% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
23.6%41.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
712

Where 89501 is

Reno, 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

Population3,641
Median age55.6
Family households12.3%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.5%
White (non-Hispanic)71.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Hispanic or Latino11%
Veterans11.8%
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$32,990
Income per person$46,600
Poverty rate34.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.8%
$10–15k10.5%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k8.3%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k13.2%
$60–75k2.4%
$75–100k3.6%
$100–125k3.8%
$125–150k1.9%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,240
Mean adjusted gross income$111,638
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k32.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$379,800
Median gross rent$1,089
Rent as a share of household income42%
Owner-occupied23.6%
Vacant homes15.9%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house2.8%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units7.9%
20 or more units81.8%
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$420,873as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 6.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.3%
Typical asking rent$1,725as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 19.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$510,161$142,316

$151,506 in 2000 to $420,873 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,725$1,185

$1,185 in 2022 to $1,725 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate14.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home16.6%
Drives to work alone39.5%
Takes public transport14%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16%
Health

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

Obesity32.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.1% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.3% 1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.7% 7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.6% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments712
People employed9,859
Annual payroll$562,313,000
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 90.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87 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.

Earthquake98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity50.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide17.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3.8Very 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$32,990$75,561$78,538
Income per person$46,600$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate34.4%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$379,800$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,089$1,489$1,348
Homeownership23.6%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate14.4%6.8%5.2%
Works from home16.6%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%19%13.9%
Median age55.638.938.7
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 stationRENO WFO, NV US4.8 km away
Rain in a year8 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January45.8°F / 27.4°F1.27 in rain, 7 in snow
February49.9°F / 29.4°F1.04 in rain, 7 in snow
March56.8°F / 33.8°F0.87 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April62.5°F / 37.6°F0.49 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May72.3°F / 45.6°F0.62 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June82.7°F / 53.6°F0.5 in rain
July92.7°F / 61.3°F0.3 in rain
August90.8°F / 60°F0.23 in rain
September82°F / 53.1°F0.24 in rain
October68.2°F / 42.6°F0.61 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54.3°F / 32.9°F0.72 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December44.8°F / 26.8°F1.2 in rain, 7.4 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 supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
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 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 vulnerability70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability16.7 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89555 Reno, NV0.3 km away
89513 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89504 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89515 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89520 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89557 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89570 Reno, NV0.4 km away
89595 Reno, NV0.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.58 sq mi
Population density6,231 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5268, -119.8113

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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