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Wells, NV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wells, NV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,822. 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 WELLS-NV · Wells, NV 1 ZIPs · 1,822 pop · #3570/25278 · Elko County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $105,870
  • RANK-TOP #3570/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Spring Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,822
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $206,100

Nearest income peer: Spring Creek, NV ( $2,944 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 Wells

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wells 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, Wells, NV sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,822
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$105,870
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $105,870 and home value $206,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 15.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wells as a pure owner town.

Within Nevada, Spring Creek is the closest lower-income city and Minden the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wells.

Population concentration

Wells reads through its lone ZIP, 89835

1,822 ACS residents, one ZIP: 89835 is not the leading code inside Wells, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Wells's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 46 establishments, 546 employees , annual payroll $24,574k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 89835 (46 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (15) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Wells, NV

These ZIP codes sit in Elko County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wells. See the Elko County roll-up →

Wells sits in the upper half of Elko County on income: Elko, Spring Creek and West Wendover report less, while Ruby Valley and Tuscarora report more. Owyhee marks the far end of that range at $44,583, 58% below Wells.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
89835 1,822 $105,870 46 0
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Wells 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 Wells, .