Local servicesHospitalMount Grant General Hospital8.7 miPost officeHawthorne Post Office9.0 miPoliceMineral County Sheriff's Office8.6 miFire stationMineral County Fire Department8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMammoth Yosemite Airport MMH62 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO86 miUS highwayUS 956.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89415 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89415 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:31 am – 8:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:09 am – 4:37 pm
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People3,405 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.91,405 householdsMedian household income $57,083Median home value $172,600Median rent $966 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,211 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,243 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, public administration 19%, retail 11%Average commute 15 minutes78% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 15% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 9%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 95°F, lows 63°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 26°F4 in of rain a year, on about 13 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days82 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hawthorne station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Indian Mountainpeak · 2.1 miLapham Meadowslake · 1.4 miMount Grantpeak · 3.5 miCat Creek Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miBlack Beauty Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miNavy Beachbeach · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalker Lake State Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 300 acresToiyabe National Forestnational forest · 37.9 miInyo National Forestnational forest · 47.2 mi · 102 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1,244 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970173 of magnitude 4+, 15 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.0 on 8 Jul 202139 mi away, Antelope Valley, CAMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202647 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMineral County, NV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsEarthquake Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025323 of 359 days measured36 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lyon County, NV, 41 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHawthorne Utilitiesserves 2,876 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8,843 ft2,695 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
