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89701 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89701 covers Carson City, Nevada, with a population of about 28,400 and a median household income of $71,369.

Population
28,400816 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,3696% below the Nevada median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$480,651up 15% in five years
Median rent
$1,19520% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
931

Where 89701 is

Carson City, 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

Population28,400
Median age41
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US13.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.6%
White (non-Hispanic)58.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3%
Hispanic or Latino26.3%
Veterans7.6%
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$71,369
Income per person$38,312
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k10.5%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more8.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,000
Mean adjusted gross income$72,201
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$415,800
Median gross rent$1,195
Rent as a share of household income28.9%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes4.4%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house58.3%
Attached house9.4%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units9.4%
20 or more units9.7%
Mobile home5.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$480,651as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.4%
Typical asking rent$1,872as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$480,651$131,083

$131,083 in 2000 to $480,651 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home10.9%
Drives to work alone72.2%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.7%
Health

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

Obesity33.5% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.8% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.1% 4.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.6% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.2% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.4% 2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.8% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments931
People employed10,566
Annual payroll$479,246,000
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 74.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81 out of 100
Community resilience14.8 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 weather97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning63.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity58.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought22.8Very 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$71,369$75,561$78,538
Income per person$38,312$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$415,800$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,195$1,489$1,348
Homeownership60.9%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.8%5.2%
Works from home10.9%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US13.9%19%13.9%
Median age4138.938.7
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 stationCARSON CITY, NV US3.4 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January45.5°F / 24.1°F1.72 in rain, 3.6 in snow
February49.5°F / 27.1°F1.48 in rain, 1.7 in snow
March56.2°F / 31.6°F1.24 in rain, 1.6 in snow
April61.7°F / 35.8°F0.51 in rain
May70.4°F / 42.9°F0.51 in rain
June80.9°F / 49.2°F0.37 in rain
July89.5°F / 54.8°F0.18 in rain
August87.8°F / 52.5°F0.14 in rain
September80.7°F / 45.6°F0.24 in rain
October68°F / 36.3°F0.55 in rain
November54.5°F / 28.4°F0.9 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December44.6°F / 23.9°F1.5 in rain, 6.4 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 supermarket41% 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%.

Carson City 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89702 Carson City, NV2 km away
89711 Carson City, NV3.2 km away
89712 Carson City, NV3.2 km away
89713 Carson City, NV3.2 km away
89714 Carson City, NV3.2 km away
89721 Carson City, NV3.2 km away
89703 Carson City, NV3.5 km away
89706 Carson City, NV5.8 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.

Carson City100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.82 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq mi
Population density816 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1507, -119.7459

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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