Local servicesHospitalBarton Memorial Hospital5.5 miPost officeStateline Post Office1.5 miTown hallSouth Lake Tahoe City Hall6.4 miPoliceSouth Lake Tahoe Police Department3.6 miFire stationTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Station 211.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLake Tahoe Community College3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTruckee Tahoe Airport TKF28 miMajor airportReno Tahoe International Airport RNO38 miInterstateI-58014 miUS highwayUS 501.6 miAmtrakReno, NV RNO40 miCoachTruckee Amtrak StationAmtrak Chartered Vehicle30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89449 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 89449 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:34 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:14 am – 4:40 pm
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People2,785 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.11,390 householdsMedian household income $76,298Median home value $791,200Median rent $1,600 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,982 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 1,678 employedMain industries: professional and business services 27%, education and health care 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 15%Average commute 26 minutes54% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, Spanish 17%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, German or Dutch 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 35°F, lows 23°F22 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month December22 in of snow a year, on about 11 days0 days above 90°F, 186 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dagget Pass station, 2 mi away; snow from Minden
Nearby landmarksElk Pointcape · 3.2 miEast Peak Lakelake · 1.3 miEast Peakpeak · under a mileZephyr Covebay · 4.2 miWalleys Hot Springsspring · 4.5 miFolsom Peakpeak · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Tahoe Nevada State Parkstate park · within reach · 557 acresEldorado National Forestnational forest · 1.1 mi · 55 acresToiyabe National Forestnational forest · 1.7 mi · 115 acresEldorado Purchase Unitnational forest · 4.4 mi · 306 acresNevada Beach Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 62 acresBijou Municipal Golf Courserecreation area · 2.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes802 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197084 of magnitude 4+, 7 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 6.1 on 12 Sep 199417 mi away, near Carter Springs, NevadaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 5 Aug 202649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDouglas County, NV, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWildfire Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025326 of 358 days measured32 moderate daysMedian index 22, worst day 63main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Douglas County monitors, NV
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription93% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterKingsbury Gidserves 3,839 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202132 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7,532 ft2,296 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program