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89703 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89703 covers Carson City, Nevada, with a population of about 10,939 and a median household income of $82,237.

Population
10,939247 per square mile
Median age
52.814.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,2371.1× the Nevada median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$632,333up 14.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,03830% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
45.5%10.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.2%9.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
435

Where 89703 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

Population10,939
Median age52.8
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)82.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Veterans12.1%
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$82,237
Income per person$50,793
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k8.2%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more12.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,720
Mean adjusted gross income$143,728
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.9%
Returns, under $25k19.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.4%
Returns, $200k or more11.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$595,400
Median gross rent$1,038
Rent as a share of household income33.1%
Owner-occupied74.2%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house78.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units11.4%
Mobile home0.9%
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$632,333as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94.1%
Typical asking rent$2,715as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$632,333$211,674

$211,674 in 2000 to $632,333 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone74.4%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

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

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.7% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.1% 5.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments435
People employed4,445
Annual payroll$316,350,000
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 84.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss87.7 out of 100
Community resilience15.1 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.

Wildfire98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity56.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave41.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado1.8Very 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$82,237$75,561$78,538
Income per person$50,793$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$595,400$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,038$1,489$1,348
Homeownership74.2%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate5%6.8%5.2%
Works from home8.5%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6%19%13.9%
Median age52.838.938.7
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 US5.1 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 supermarket97% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carson City School District98.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Washoe County School District1.7% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport77more vulnerable than 77% 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.

89711 Carson City, NV0.3 km away
89712 Carson City, NV0.3 km away
89713 Carson City, NV0.3 km away
89714 Carson City, NV0.3 km away
89721 Carson City, NV0.3 km away
89701 Carson City, NV3.5 km away
89706 Carson City, NV4.2 km away
89702 Carson City, NV4.2 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.

Carson City98.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Washoe County1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.26 sq mi
Water area0.62 sq mi
Population density247 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1704, -119.7782

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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