Ruby Valley, NV · standard
ZIP Code 89833
Elko County, Nevada - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 201
- 0/sq mi Low-density area
- $113,864
- Median income Above-median income area
- 78.5%
- Bachelor's or higher Above-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Ruby Valley pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 12%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 89833 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 89833 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ruby Valley, Elko County, Nevada, home to just 201 residents across 1005.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Los Angeles time zone.
ZIP 89833 skews affluent, with a median household income of $113,864 (37% above the average Nevada ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,001. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 3.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 78.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 17.9, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Nevada and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 89833.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 89833, Ruby Valley, NV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
201
Population
1005.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Los Angeles
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 89833?
17.9
Median Age
56.9%
Male
43.1%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$113,864
Median Household Income
+37% vs state ZIP avg
$26,001
Per Capita Income
3.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 89833 ranks among Nevada ZIPs
Ruby Valley, NV household income vs. every Nevada ZIP code
Median household income among 148 reporting Nevada ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$113,864 Top 14% higher than 86% of 148 Nevada ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
73housing units
73
Total Housing Units
46
Occupied Units
27
Vacant Units
4.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 89833, both outside NV so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 89833 in?
ZIP code 89833 (Ruby Valley) is located in Elko County, Nevada. Elko County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/elko-nv.
What is the population of ZIP code 89833?
ZIP code 89833 in Ruby Valley, NV has a population of 201 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 89833?
The median household income in ZIP 89833 is $113,864, which is 49% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 89833?
The largest racial group in ZIP 89833 is White at 62.4%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 1.5% of the population.
What is the education level in ZIP code 89833?
In ZIP code 89833, 78.5% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 78.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 89833?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 89833 is 3.0% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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