89831
ZIP 89831 is Mountain City, Nevada, in Elko County; area code 775; Pacific time.
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Where 89831 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.
- 🔢 Type 89831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBGB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 89,831 = 7 × 41 × 313. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101111011100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 89830 (Montello, NV, 103 mi away) and 89832 (Owyhee, NV, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 89831 becomes 13898, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18938, 39818, 89138, 89183, 89318, 98138, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18938 in New Hope, PA, 2,124 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯924 miles west of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 89831 and you would come out at 41.72°S, 63.90°E — 609 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
- 📏 At 124.2 square miles of land, 89831 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16This ZIP16 |
| Housing units | 85This ZIP85 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 124.16 sq miThis ZIP124.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
Other place names in 89831
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 89831
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
89832 | Owyhee, NV | 18.8 mi |
89834 | Tuscarora, NV | 22.3 mi |
89826 | Jarbidge, NV | 38.4 mi |
89801 | Elko, NV | 42.0 mi |
89802 | Elko, NV | 63.5 mi |
89803 | Elko, NV | 63.5 mi |
89823 | Deeth, NV | 71.9 mi |
89414 | Golconda, NV | 73.7 mi |
83604 | Bruneau, ID | 74.4 mi |
89828 | Lamoille, NV | 78.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 89831?
89831 is in Mountain City, Nevada, in Elko County, part of the Elko, NV micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7160, -116.0983.
What county is 89831 in?
89831 lies in Elko County.
What area code is 89831?
Mountain City uses area code 775, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 89831 in?
89831 uses America/Los_Angeles.
How many people live in 89831?
About 16 people live in ZIP code 89831, in 16 households, at 0.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 89831?
The closest are 89832 (18.8 mi), 89834 (22.3 mi), 89826 (38.4 mi), 89801 (42 mi) and 89802 (63.5 mi).
Is 89831 a PO Box ZIP code?
89831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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