ZIP Code 89049 — Tonopah, NV

Spanning a substantial stretch of Nevada high desert, ZIP code 89049 covers the city of Tonopah in Nye County, home to a population of 2,711. The area carries a Challenging economic profile, reflected across its income and housing measures. A Step Score of 0.0 out of 5 shoes means that completing everyday errands on foot is not a practical option here. The health score of 20.9, rated Challenging, and a climate of hot summers and cold winters round out a picture of a community that contends with meaningful environmental and economic pressures.

At a glance: 61.7% homeownership · Step Score 0.0/5 · hot summers, cold winters climate · hazard risk relatively low (earthquake, inland flooding, wildfire).

The Census Bureau asks race and Hispanic or Latino origin as two separate questions, and a person of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race. The categories above are the constructed mutually exclusive form — each race is “alone, not Hispanic or Latino” — so they sum to 100% and none double-counts another. These are five-year survey estimates, not a census count.

ZIP 89049 has a median age of 53.6 years and a total of 1,308 households, with 61.7% of residents owning their homes. The median household income stands at $36,570, and the per capita income is $26,399, while the poverty rate is 21.6%. Just 13.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The unemployment rate is recorded at 0.0%, and 10.6% of the population has served in the military.

ZIP 89049 carries an overall economics score of 35.2 out of 100, rated Challenging, alongside a housing-cost index of 14.2 out of 100, with housing described as More Affordable. The poverty rate stands at 21.6%, while the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Business activity is sparse, with 0.03 businesses per square mile; the largest concentrations are in Accommodation and Food, with 24 establishments, followed by Retail Trade with 15 and Transportation with 6. The affordability rating is 2.5 out of 5, rated Moderate.

Homes in ZIP 89049 carry a median value of $155,523, which is 0.55 times the median U.S. ZIP code value of $280,574, and that figure declined 3.4% over the past year. The home value-to-income ratio stands at 4.25, meaning the median home costs about four and a quarter times the area's annual median household income, placing purchase within reach for some buyers while still representing a meaningful financial commitment. The homeownership rate of 61.7% indicates that a majority of occupied housing units are owner-occupied. The affordability label for this area is Moderate.

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Enrolment splits 694 public and 0 private. These are schools located inside the ZIP code — attendance boundaries do not follow ZIP boundaries.

Four public schools are located in ZIP 89049, with no private schools present. The four cover each level of the K–12 span: one elementary school, one middle school, one high school, and one combined-grade school. Together, these schools enroll 694 students. Among adults aged 25 and older who reside in the ZIP code, 90.6% hold a high school diploma or higher, and 13.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — figures that describe the resident population rather than the schools themselves.

Nye County Sheriff's Office covers a wider area than this ZIP code, of which 89049 is about 5%. The counts below are for the agency's whole jurisdiction, not for 89049 alone.

Public safety figures for ZIP 89049 come from the Nye County Sheriff's Office, which covers a jurisdiction of 56,627 people — and because ZIP 89049 accounts for roughly 5% of that population, the counts below describe the Sheriff's Office's full service area, not this ZIP code specifically. In 2025, the agency recorded 135 violent offences and 578 property offences across its jurisdiction, yielding rates of 238.4 and 1,020.7 per 100,000 people, respectively. Both rates fall below the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting benchmarks for the same period: the national violent crime rate stood at 329.1 per 100,000 and the Nevada rate at 383.7, while the national property crime rate was 1,551.6 per 100,000 and the Nevada rate was 2,028.4. Among the specific offence counts, assault accounted for 102 of the 135 violent incidents, and larceny made up the largest share of property offences at 288, followed by burglary at 169 and motor vehicle theft at 109.

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Air quality is the one county figure in this chart — the EPA publishes its annual AQI summary by county, so that row describes Nye County, which contains 89049. Every other row is measured for this ZIP code.

ZIP 89049 carries an OurZip Health Score of 20.9, rated Challenging, reflecting elevated rates across several chronic disease and preventive care categories relative to the median U.S. ZIP code. On the positive side, EPA air quality data shows a median AQI of 31.0, with 87.2% of days rated good — one of the stronger measurements in the payload. CDC PLACES estimates point to notable chronic disease burdens: COPD affects an estimated 11.8% of adults, compared with 8.0% at the median U.S. ZIP code, and the diabetes rate of 15.0% exceeds the median U.S. ZIP code figure of 12.7%. Preventive care access shows strain as well, with only 49.8% of adults reporting a dental visit in the past year against a median U.S. ZIP code rate of 62.0%, and 12.6% of residents lacking health insurance compared with 8.7% at the median U.S. ZIP code — gaps that can leave chronic conditions undetected or unmanaged.

ZIP 89049 earns a Step Score of 0.0 out of 5, meaning that completing most errands on foot is not practical here. The street connectivity sub-score is 0.01, and OpenStreetMap maps zero transit stops and zero rail stations within the ZIP boundary, which is reflected in a transit sub-score of zero. The top walkable point-of-interest categories recorded in the area include 14 restaurant and café locations, 4 parks or playgrounds, 2 schools or daycares, and 2 pharmacies or clinics. With 4.4% of workers reporting that they work from home, the large majority of employed residents commute by other means.

OpenStreetMap records 22 parks and nature reserves within ZIP 89049, among them the Antelope Range Wilderness Study Area, Blue Eagle Wilderness Study Area, Fandango Wilderness Study Area, and Clair Blackburn Memorial Stargazing Park, alongside more locally scaled green spaces such as Barsanti Park and Butler Park. Civic amenities include the Tonopah Public Library, one post office, and one hospital or clinic. Mapped retail and dining options include eight grocery stores, six restaurants, and three cafes. OpenStreetMap also records one playground and two places of worship within the ZIP boundary.

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Residents of ZIP code 89049 are represented in the U.S. Senate by Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Steven Horsford of District 4. At the state level, the ZIP falls within districts represented by state senators Robin Titus and John Ellison, and state assembly members Bert Gurr and Gregory Koenig.

Nevada imposes no state income tax, meaning wages and salaries earned in 89049 are not subject to a state-level income tax. The combined sales tax rate is 8.24%, made up of a 6.85% state rate and a 1.39% average local rate. Property in Nye County carries an effective rate of 0.47%, producing a median annual tax bill of $1,256. All rates are reported by the Tax Foundation.

FEMA publishes the National Risk Index by county. The hazard figures below are for Nye County, which contains 89049 and is considerably larger than it. The percentiles rank that county against every county in the United States.

All 18 hazards FEMA lists · 14 rated — 1 very high, 4 high, 3 moderate, 2 low, 4 very low · 4 not rated. Event counts follow each hazard's own FEMA definition and are not comparable between rows — lightning is counted in recorded strikes, tornado in recorded tornadoes. The percentile is the comparable figure. FEMA does not rate 4 of them in this county; they are listed rather than omitted, because a hazard absent from the list is indistinguishable from one nobody asked about.

ZIP code 89049 carries a climate labeled Hot Summers, Cold Winters, with summer average highs reaching 90.6°F and lows of 52.1°F, while winter average highs sit at 45.5°F and lows drop to 16.9°F, giving the area a wide seasonal temperature swing around an annual average of 50.8°F. Precipitation is sparse, averaging 4.9 inches per year across roughly 19 rainy days, based on readings from the Twin Spring Fallini, NV station approximately 17.8 miles away. Turning to natural hazards, FEMA's National Risk Index places Nye County, which contains 89049, at an overall risk level of Relatively Low, though several individual hazards within the county rank considerably higher. Earthquake risk is the most pronounced, placing Nye County at the 98th percentile nationally among U.S. counties — meaning nearly every county in the country carries lower earthquake risk. Inland flooding ranks at the 76th percentile nationally, with 51 recorded flood events and an average of 1.82 events per year, while wildfire risk sits at the 74th percentile and avalanche risk at the 71st percentile nationally among U.S. counties.

The EPA publishes its annual air-quality summary by county, so these figures describe Nye County, which contains 89049. There is no ZIP-level air-quality measurement to report.

For Nye County, which contains 89049, the EPA recorded a median Air Quality Index of 31.0 for the year, placing it in the Good category. Days classified as Good accounted for 87.2% of the year.

Is 89049 a safe neighborhood?

The Nye County Sheriff's Office, which serves 56,627 people across its jurisdiction, recorded 135 violent offences and 578 property offences in 2025. Because ZIP 89049 accounts for roughly 5% of the agency's service area, these figures reflect the full county territory rather than Tonopah alone. For context, the national violent crime rate is 329.1 per 100,000 people.

What is the average home price in 89049?

The median home value in ZIP 89049 is $155,523. The median household income in the area is $36,570, which places the home value at roughly 4.25 times annual household income.

What is the cost of living in 89049?

Nevada levies no state income tax, meaning residents of 89049 owe $0 in state income tax regardless of earnings. The median household income is $36,570, and the health environment carries a score of 20.9 out of 100, categorized as Challenging, which may affect health-related costs for residents.

What are the natural hazards in 89049?

ZIP 89049 faces earthquake risk at the Very High level, ranking at the 98.1st percentile among all U.S. ZIP codes, with an average of 0.04 seismic events per year. Inland flooding is rated High risk, at the 75.8th percentile, with 51 recorded events and an average of 1.82 flood events per year. Wildfire risk is also rated High, at the 73.7th percentile, and the climate brings hot summers and cold winters that can compound these hazard exposures.

How walkable is 89049?

ZIP 89049 has a walkability score of 0.0 out of 5, meaning that essentially all errands and daily trips require a vehicle. Residents should expect to depend on personal transportation for routine needs.

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year
2. Zillow Research — ZHVI and ZORI
3. FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting / NIBRS), 2025
4. CDC PLACES
5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System
6. NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
7. FEMA National Risk Index
8. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — Step Score inputs and mapped amenities
9. NCES Common Core of Data 2024 — public schools
10. Tax Foundation
11. Congress.gov and OpenStates

Data compiled April 2026. Page last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page traces to a value in the 89049 data payload; where a value was absent, the section it belongs to is not published. Scores prefixed “OurZip” are our own — see how each is calculated.