Austin is a community in Lander County, Nevada, home to about 64 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 89310.
Homes sold for a median of $160 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Kingston; part is in Austin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Austin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO)143 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Elko Regional Airport (EKO)114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Reno, NV147 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA386 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Austin; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Austin had 167 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2010.
It’s the 116th largest of 124 towns in Nevada by population.
Lander County grew from 1,534 residents in 1900 to 5,734 in 2020.
Lander County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 12.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin #2, NV weather station (about a mile away).
965 jobs at 96 businesses in Lander County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Austin.
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Lander. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Combined SchoolsAustin | Pre-K–8 | 8 | Public | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kingston.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.