Amargosa Valley, Nevada Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,176
Males: 598   (50.9%)
Females: 578   (49.1%)

Nye County

Median resident age:   35.3 years
Nevada median age:   35.0 years

Zip code: 89020

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,900 (it was $34,432 in 2000)
Amargosa Valley   $31,900
Nevada:   $49,169

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,300 (it was $80,800 in 2000)
Amargosa Valley   $72,300
Nevada:   $283,400

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Amargosa Valley, NV residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Amargosa Valley:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.8%)
  • Hispanic (30.6%)
  • Other race (18.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 2655 feet

Land area: 527.8 square miles.

Population density: 2.2 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).


Amargosa Valley

For population 25 years and over in Amargosa Valley

  • High school or higher: 68.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amargosa Valley CCD

  • Never married: 21.1%
  • Now married: 51.9%
  • Separated: 4.7%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 15.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   1.8%
Nevada:   15.8%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Amargosa Valley, Nevada in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Amargosa Valley to the number of sex offenders is 1176 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amargosa Valley:   1.0% ($817)
Nevada:   0.8% ($1,187)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Spring Valley, NV (89.2 miles , pop. 117,390).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (89.3 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (214.5 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Furnace Creek, CA (27.3 miles) , Beatty, NV (31.8 miles ), Crystal, NV (33.6 miles ), Pahrump, NV (39.3 miles ), Death Valley, CA (40.7 miles ), Shoshone, CA (42.4 miles) , Tecopa, CA (51.7 miles) , Indian Springs, NV (54.7 miles ).

Latitude: 36.54 N, Longitude: 116.47 W



Most common industries for males:

  • Mining (44%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (3%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Accommodation and food services (29%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Extraction workers (22%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (25%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (18%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Hospitals/medical centers near Amargosa Valley:
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF LAS VEGAS (about 78 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV)
  • SOUTHERN NEVADA ADULT MENTAL HEALTH (about 78 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV)
  • U M C OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (about 78 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Amargosa Valley:
  • TONOPAH TEST RANGE (about 88 miles; TONOPAH, NV; ID: TNX)
  • MC CARRAN INTL (about 98 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID: LAS)
  • NELLIS AFB (about 102 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; ID: LSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amargosa Valley:
  • JACKASS AEROPARK (about 8 miles; AMARGOSA VALLEY, NV; ID: U75)
  • FURNACE CREEK (about 28 miles; DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CA; ID: L06)
  • BEATTY (about 31 miles; BEATTY, NV; ID: BTY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amargosa Valley:
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA (about 97 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; Full-time enrollment: 13,686)
  • CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles; RIDGECREST, CA; FT enrollment: 2,347)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS (about 113 miles; LAS VEGAS, NV; FT enrollment: 15,686)
  • LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; LOMA LINDA, CA; FT enrollment: 2,761)
  • TAFT COLLEGE (about 147 miles; Taft, CA; FT enrollment: 2,801)
  • VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE (about 154 miles; VICTORVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 4,963)
  • PORTERVILLE COLLEGE (about 160 miles; PORTERVILLE, CA; FT enrollment: 2,288)
Public elementary/middle school in Amargosa Valley:
  • AMARGOSA VALLEY ELEM (Students: 181; Location: 777 FARM ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Amargosa Valley:
  • AMARGOSA VALLEY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $94,287; Location: HCR 69, BOX 401-T; 13,000 books; 206 audio materials; 540 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Amargosa Valley: Winters Ranch (A) , Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Office (B) , Ash Meadows Rancho (C) , Clay Camp (D) , Bettles Ranch (E) , Tubb Ranch (F) , Phillips Ranch (G) , Peterson Ranch (H) , Fox Ranch (I) , TT Ranch (J) , T&T Ranch (K) , Japanese Ranch (L)

Reservoirs and swamps: Lake Number One (A) , Peterson Reservoir (B) , Horseshoe Reservoir (C) , Crystal Reservoir (D) , Carson Marsh (E) , Horseshoe Marsh (F) , Crystal Marsh (G)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rock Valley Wash (A) , Windy Wash (B)

Park in Amargosa Valley: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (1)

Post offices: Leeland Post Office (A) , Amargosa Valley Post Office (B)

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Amargosa Valley and their reported violations in the past:
FORT AMARGOSA RV PARK (Address: AMARGOSA VALLEY CORP, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-05-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-23-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-23-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-27-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 12 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
AMARGOSA VALLEY VFW POST 6826 (Address: AMARGOSA VALLEY VFW POST, Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:   2.7 people
Nevada:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   36.7%
Whole state:   66.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   6.9%
Whole state:   7.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   14.8%
Whole state:   10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   10.9%
Whole state:   4.9%

Amargosa Valley compared to Nevada state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.






2004 Presidential Election results in Nye County Nevada:



15.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,188 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   15.30%
Nevada average:   9.02%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clark County, NV  6.74% ($51,571 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.61% ($44,191)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.34% ($46,245)

10.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   10.05%
Nevada average:   6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Clark County, NV  2.89% ($36,020 average AGI)
to Elko County, NV  0.27% ($55,757)
to Washoe County, NV  0.26% ($40,306)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amargosa Valley:
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFI (640 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
  • KPLS (830 AM; 50 kW; ORANGE, CA; Owner: CRN LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KTNQ (1020 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KTNQ-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KFWB (980 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KDIS (1110 AM; 50 kW; PASADENA, CA; Owner: ABC,INC.)
  • KXTA (1150 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amargosa Valley:
  • KPKK (101.1 FM; AMARGOSA VALLEY, NV; Owner: SKY MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • KQMR (99.3 FM; INDIAN SPRINGS, NV; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KQOL-FM (93.1 FM; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXTE (107.5 FM; PAHRUMP, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KOMP (92.3 FM; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: LOTUS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KLUC-FM (98.5 FM; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)

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