Local servicesHospitalSaint Mary's Medical Center at Galena5.9 miPost officeSteamboat Post Office5.8 miTown hallReno City Hall7.6 miPoliceReno Police Department Sub Station7.9 miFire stationSierra Fire Protection District Station 38 and Galena Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeTruckee Meadows Community College - Meadowood Center6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO7.5 miInterstateI-5805.2 miUS highwayUS 3955.2 miAmtrakReno, NV RNO7.8 miCoachRenoAmtrak Chartered Vehicle7.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89511 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:32 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:16 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People30,956 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.013,054 householdsMedian household income $124,130Median home value $916,600Median rent $1,925 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,533 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 15,344 employedMain industries: professional and business services 21%, education and health care 19%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 20 minutes70% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Chinese 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 60°FColdest month December: highs 47°F, lows 26°F7 in of rain a year, on about 20 dayswettest month January21 in of snow a year, on about 14 days65 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reno Tahoe Intl Ap station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksHunter Lakelake · 2.4 miTHOMAS CREEK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.8 miWHITES CREEK TRAILHEADtrailhead · 3.5 miGALENA RECREATION SITEvisitor center · 4.4 miAlpine Walk Peakpeak · 3.5 miSnowflower Mountainpeak · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArrowcreek Open Spacerecreation area · 1.6 mi · 1,398 acresBallardinirecreation area · 2.7 mi · 121 acresWashoe Lake State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 265 acresWhitewater Park At Rockstate park · 8.7 miPinion Parkstate park · 9.1 miTruckee River Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 160 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes678 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197069 of magnitude 4+, 9 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 12 Sep 199444 mi away, near Carter Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWashoe County, NV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighEarthquake Relatively HighWildfire Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality50% of days had good air in 2025183 of 365 days measured180 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 50, worst day 112main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washoe County monitors, NV
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTruckee Meadows Water Authorityserves 442,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,419 ft2,261 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
