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89440

ZIP 89440 is Virginia City, Nevada, in Storey County; area code 775; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Storey
Metro area
Reno, NV
Population
822
Coordinates
39.2961, -119.6620
☼ Live from 89440 — Virginia City, NV

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Where 89440 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 89440
  • 🔢 Type 89440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhGB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 89,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101110101100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 89439 (Verdi, NV, 24 mi away) and 89441 (Sparks, NV, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 89440 becomes 04498, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04489, 04849, 04984, 09448, 09844, 40489, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09844 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,432 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 93%.
  • 🎯1,121 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 89440 and you would come out at 39.30°S, 60.34°E — 848 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 12.5 square miles of land, 89440 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population822This ZIP822
Households450This ZIP450
Housing units513This ZIP513
Median age58.2This ZIP58.2Nevada39.1US 38.9
Median household income$159,438This ZIP$159,438Nevada$78,260US $80,734
Median home value$456,900This ZIP$456,900Nevada$435,400US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute38.2 minThis ZIP38.2 min
Population density65.9 / sq miThis ZIP65.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees406This ZIP406
Annual payroll$14,744,000This ZIP$14,744,000

Land area

Land area12.47 sq miThis ZIP12.47 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 89440

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ZIP codes near 89440

ZIPCityDistance
89428 Silver City, NV 3.2 mi
89521 Reno, NV 5.3 mi
89706 Carson City, NV 5.5 mi
89704 Washoe Valley, NV 6.9 mi
89711 Carson City, NV 10.8 mi
89712 Carson City, NV 10.8 mi
89713 Carson City, NV 10.8 mi
89714 Carson City, NV 10.8 mi
89721 Carson City, NV 10.8 mi
89403 Dayton, NV 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 89440?

89440 is in Virginia City, Nevada, in Storey County, part of the Reno, NV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.2961, -119.6620.

What county is 89440 in?

89440 lies in Storey County.

What area code is 89440?

Virginia City uses area code 775, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 89440 in?

89440 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 89440?

About 822 people live in ZIP code 89440, in 450 households, at 65.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 89440?

$159,438 a year, against $78,260 across Nevada.

What ZIP codes are near 89440?

The closest are 89428 (3.2 mi), 89521 (5.3 mi), 89706 (5.5 mi), 89704 (6.9 mi) and 89711 (10.8 mi).

Is 89440 a PO Box ZIP code?

89440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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