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89820

ZIP 89820 is Battle Mountain, Nevada, mostly in Lander County; area code 775; Pacific time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
County
Lander +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
5,562
Coordinates
40.4288, -116.9611
☼ Live from 89820 — Battle Mountain, NV

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Where 89820 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 89820
  • 🔢 Type 89820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBGB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 89,820 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 499. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 89815 (Spring Creek, NV, 72 mi away) and 89821 (Crescent Valley, NV, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 89820 becomes 02898 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wyoming, RI, 2,337 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02889, 02898, 08829, 09828, 09882, 20889, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09828 in APO AE, a military post office, 8,569 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯970 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 89820 and you would come out at 40.43°S, 63.04°E — 709 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 2,088.6 square miles of land, 89820 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 1,586 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,562This ZIP5,562
Households2,017This ZIP2,017
Housing units2,541This ZIP2,541
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Nevada39.1US 38.9
Median household income$89,014This ZIP$89,014Nevada$78,260US $80,734
Median home value$222,100This ZIP$222,100Nevada$435,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$886This ZIP$886Nevada$1,597US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments88This ZIP88
Employees910This ZIP910
Annual payroll$31,873,000This ZIP$31,873,000
Tax returns filed2,180This ZIP2,180
Total adjusted gross income$204,970,000This ZIP$204,970,000

Land area

Land area2,088.58 sq miThis ZIP2,088.58 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 89820 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lander County 98.0%
Eureka County 2.0%

Other place names in 89820

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 89820

ZIPCityDistance
89438 Valmy, NV 27.3 mi
89821 Crescent Valley, NV 30.0 mi
89822 Carlin, NV 40.8 mi
89414 Golconda, NV 45.7 mi
89446 Winnemucca, NV 60.6 mi
89310 Austin, NV 66.6 mi
89802 Elko, NV 68.7 mi
89803 Elko, NV 68.7 mi
89815 Spring Creek, NV 72.3 mi
89316 Eureka, NV 72.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 89820?

89820 is in Battle Mountain, Nevada, in Lander County. Its published point location is 40.4288, -116.9611.

What county is 89820 in?

89820 spans 2 counties: Lander County and Eureka County. Most of it falls in Lander County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 89820?

Battle Mountain uses area code 775, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 89820 in?

89820 uses America/Los_Angeles.

How many people live in 89820?

About 5,562 people live in ZIP code 89820, in 2,017 households, at 2.7 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 89820?

$89,014 a year, against $78,260 across Nevada.

What ZIP codes are near 89820?

The closest are 89438 (27.3 mi), 89821 (30 mi), 89822 (40.8 mi), 89414 (45.7 mi) and 89446 (60.6 mi).

Is 89820 a PO Box ZIP code?

89820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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