Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:29 am – 8:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:09 am – 4:36 pm
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People997 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.2362 householdsMedian household income $49,167Median home value $95,900Median rent $592 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 399 employedMain industries: public administration 26%, education and health care 23%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 20 minutes81% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, other languages 9%, Spanish 5%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%1% 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, 27 mi away
Parks and public landsWalker Lake State Parkstate park · 17.1 mi · 300 acresStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 3national conservation area · 38.2 miStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 4national conservation area · 38.3 miStillwater National Wildlife Refuge 8national conservation area · 39.3 miToiyabe National Forestnational forest · 50.4 mi · 204 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes540 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197074 of magnitude 4+, 6 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.7 on 14 Apr 202636 mi away, near Silver Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202628 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWalker River Paiute Tribeserves 662 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: arsenic, maximum contaminant level44 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,002 ft1,525 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSchurz Post Office9.5 miFire stationWalker River - Schurz Fire Department9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO73 miUS highwayUS 958.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89427 ZIP area.
