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Pahrump, NV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Pahrump, NV: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 36,648. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PAHRUMP-NV · Pahrump, NV 3 ZIPs · 36,648 pop · #16314/25278 · Nye County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,119
  • RANK-LOWER #16314/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Duckwater
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,648
  • SPREAD-MOD 89060→89061
  • HOME-MID $305,967

Nearest income peer: Duckwater, NV ( $10,202 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Pahrump

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Pahrump on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Pahrump, NV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,648
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,119
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,119 and poverty 12.5% concentrate in 89048.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Pahrump as a pure owner town.

Within Nevada, Carlin is the closest lower-income city and Orovada the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Pahrump.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Pahrump differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Pahrump. ZIP 89060 reports $50,000 in median household income, while ZIP 89061 reports $77,991. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

89060 to 89061

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

89060 to 89061

Poverty-rate spread
16.5 points

89061 to 89060

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 89048 skews compact Pahrump

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 89048 covers about 58% of Pahrump's 36,648 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Pahrump

Citywide ZBP: 702 establishments, 6,580 employees , annual payroll $273,114k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 89048 (498 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (105) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Pahrump, NV

These ZIP codes sit in Nye County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Pahrump. See the Nye County roll-up →

Pahrump sits in the upper half of Nye County on income: Tonopah, Amargosa Valley and Duckwater report less, while Round Mountain reports more. Round Mountain marks the far end of that range at $110,724, 75% above Pahrump.

Side-by-side: Compare 89048 vs 89060 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
89048 21,169 $61,367 498 107
89060 10,227 $50,000 142 9
89061 5,252 $77,991 62 28
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Pahrump roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Pahrump, .