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ZIP Code89420

Luning, NV

Mineral County · Nevada · United States
Home to 95 people across 3.002 square miles.

PacificRenter-majority4 ZIPs in county

At a glance

89420 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
95
±115 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
—
US median $70,109 · —
Median home value
—
US median $207,500 · —
Median age
45.2
US median 42 years
Population density
32/mi²
34th pctile most dense
Land area
3.002 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 89420 is

38.508039, -118.180527 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates38.508039, -118.180527
Time zoneAmerica/Los_Angeles
CountyMineral County
StateNevada (NV)
Land area3.002 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Los_Angeles

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

San Francisco, CA235.8 mi
Los Angeles, CA307.9 mi
San Diego, CA404.3 mi
Phoenix, AZ488.4 mi

People

Who lives in 89420

95 residents in 18 households, averaging 5.28 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 40.0% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1810.5%
18-2425.3%
25-340.0%
35-4411.6%
45-5412.6%
55-640.0%
65+40.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households18
Average household size5.28
Family households100.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median age45.2 years
Households with internet38.9%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

Black14.7%
Other85.3%
Hispanic / Latino85.3%

Income & work

What people earn in 89420

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income—
Median household income— ±—
Per capita income$34,593
Poverty rate14.7%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation36.8%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k38.9%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+61.1%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 70.5% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 89420

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value—
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built—
Housing units18
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 18 occupied units

Owner-occupied38.9%
Renter-occupied61.1%
Owner households7
Renter households11

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family61.1%
20+ units38.9%

Getting to work

How 89420 commutes

65.7% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 5.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone65.7%
Carpooled34.3%

Travel time

Mean commute 5.0 minutes

<10 min100.0%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 89420

ZIP code 89420 is assigned to Luning, NV, and falls within Mineral County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 95 people live inside it.

At 32 residents per square mile spread over 3.002 square miles, 89420 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Luning looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 61.1% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 45.2 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 5.28 people on average, with 100.0% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 5.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 65.7% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Luning, NV

89420 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, San Francisco, CA is about 235.8 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 89420 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 89420 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 89420 offers a compact profile of Luning: 95 residents, 0.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 89420 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Luning may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 89420

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Questions

Common questions about 89420

What city is ZIP code 89420 in?
89420 serves Luning, Nevada, in Mineral County, United States.
What is the population of 89420?
About 95 people live in ZIP code 89420, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±115. That works out to roughly 32 people per square mile.
Is 89420 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 45.2. The average commute is 5.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 89420 in?
89420 observes Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 89420?
ZIP code 89420 covers 3.002 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 89420 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 89420 reads as a rural area. It holds 32 people per square mile across 3.002 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 89420?
The average one-way commute from 89420 takes about 5.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 65.7% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 89420?
About 35 residents of 89420 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 36.8% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 89420?
Accommodation in and around Luning, NV ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 89420 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Luning as the primary place and Mineral County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 89420 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 89420. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 89420, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.