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89820 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 89820 covers Battle Mountain, Nevada, with a population of about 5,579 and a median household income of $85,722.

Population
5,5793 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$85,7221.1× the Nevada median
Poverty rate
11.3%1.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$284,723up 23.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,06229% below the Nevada median
Degree or higher
16.8%18.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.2%2.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
86

Where 89820 is

Battle Mountain, 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

Population5,579
Median age36.3
Family households74.5%
Born outside the US3.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.4%
White (non-Hispanic)69.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino22.4%
Veterans5.2%
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$85,722
Income per person$38,622
Poverty rate11.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k2.9%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k8.7%
$35–40k0.4%
$40–45k6.8%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k3.3%
$75–100k13.3%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,180
Mean adjusted gross income$94,023
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$214,500
Median gross rent$1,062
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied67.2%
Vacant homes16.1%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house37.1%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units1.2%
Mobile home50.1%
Boat, RV or van1.2%
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$284,723as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$284,723$114,298

$134,898 in 2009 to $284,723 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home0.1%
Drives to work alone67%
Takes public transport16.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.3% 5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56% 5.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.2% 2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments86
People employed876
Annual payroll$31,856,000
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 87.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.9 out of 100
Community resilience0.2 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.

Wildfire99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity64.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche38.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado3Very 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$85,722$75,561$78,538
Income per person$38,622$39,963$43,289
Poverty rate11.3%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$214,500$406,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,062$1,489$1,348
Homeownership67.2%59.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%27.4%35%
Unemployment rate9.5%6.8%5.2%
Works from home0.1%10.5%13.5%
Born outside the US3.2%19%13.9%
Median age36.338.938.7
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 stationBATTLE MOUNTAIN 4SE, NV US5.5 km away
Rain in a year9 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January46.2°F / 22.1°F0.98 in rain, 5.5 in snow
February51.9°F / 26.3°F0.78 in rain, 3.9 in snow
March61.8°F / 31.2°F0.91 in rain, 2.2 in snow
April67.8°F / 35.7°F1.12 in rain, 1 in snow
May78.2°F / 43.5°F1.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June89.5°F / 49.9°F0.65 in rain
July99.5°F / 56.4°F0.2 in rain
August97.6°F / 53.5°F0.29 in rain
September87.4°F / 44.7°F0.47 in rain
October73.1°F / 34.4°F0.56 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November56.8°F / 27.2°F0.77 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December45.9°F / 22.1°F1.02 in rain, 5.7 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 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.

Lander County School District98% of this ZIP code's land area
Eureka County School District2% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

89438 Valmy, NV23.9 km away
89821 Crescent Valley, NV39.2 km away
89414 Golconda, NV58.1 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.

Lander County98% of this ZIP code's land area
Eureka County2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2088.58 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density3 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6220, -116.9554

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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