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Country around Winnemucca is a rural area of about 17,153 people in Humboldt County, Nevada, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 146 miles from Reno, NV and 255 miles from Sacramento, CA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $281k and rent runs about $990 a month.
17,153people
$281kTypical home
$990/moRent
91° / 40°Summer / winter
21"Snow
268Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 17,153 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Sacramento, CA
- 146 mi to Reno, NV
- 119 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,769/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 34°F)
- 268 sunny days a year (126 totally clear)
- 97 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (399 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,024 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 117 mi to EKO airport
- 145 mi to RNO (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,102 ft
- 282 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Nevada districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 146 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 121 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 145 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Humboldt County: R+55 in 2024
- Nevada: R+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Low volcano risk