Internet in ZIP 89523: Reno and Mogul by the numbers

89523 covers northwest Reno and Mogul, and it is among the better-wired ZIPs here: 85.1 percent wired, 6.1 percent satellite, 6.4 percent phone-plan-only and 3.1 percent with no internet. The business count is 581 establishments.

What is different about Reno and Mogul?

Mogul sits west of Reno at a Census elevation of about 4,698 feet. The ZIP has 16,342 households and a median home built in 1999.

Even a well-wired ZIP is a mix. Two homes on opposite sides of a hill can have very different options, and that is why the address is what we check.

How do homes in ZIP 89523 get online?

In 89523, 85.1 percent of households report a cable, fiber or DSL type subscription, which is above Washoe County's 78.6 percent and above Nevada's 76.6 percent. The survey behind the 89523 figure asks what kind of internet a home pays for, and this line covers a wire from the street.

Satellite internet is in 6.1 percent of 89523 households, below Washoe County's 7.4 percent. That is about 1,000 homes. A phone data plan with no other home internet is the setup in 6.4 percent, below Washoe County's 9.4 percent.

No internet access is the answer for 3.1 percent of households in 89523 (504 homes), below Nevada's 5.3 percent. The no-computer share is 2.2 percent, below Nevada's 3.2 percent. In 89523 these are the households for whom a phone call is the easier way to ask a question.

Who lives and works in ZIP 89523?

89523 has 16,342 households and a median age of 41.5. Median household income is about $99,000 and the median home was built in 1999. Of workers, 12.3 percent work from home (about the same as Nevada's 11.9 percent) and the mean commute is 21.9 minutes.

For businesses, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (U.S. Census Bureau) lists 581 establishments with paid employees and about 6,498 employees in 89523. For a 89523 office, the number that matters is the up to 200 Mbps upload High Desert's plans carry, for cameras, backups and cloud phone systems.

What do these numbers leave out?

Three limits apply to 89523. A ZIP Code Tabulation Area such as 89523 is larger than a neighborhood, so these are area figures, not any one street. Every Census estimate for 89523 carries a margin of error, wider for small areas. And the survey has no line for fixed wireless, so 89523 homes on a tower link sit under cable, fiber or DSL or under other service.

How does High Desert check an address in ZIP 89523?

We check by address, never by ZIP. Send a 89523 street address through the address check or call 775-575-9593, and a person looks at whether the roof has a clear path to a High Desert tower, then calls you back. For a 89523 home the answer can be yes, no, or that we need to look in person.

Who lives in ZIP 89523: income, house age and home offices

The median household income in ZIP 89523 is about $99,000 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, tables B19013, B25034, B08301, B28004 and B28005, pulled October 16, 2026). Of its housing, 16.7 percent was built in 2010 or later and 24.6 percent before 1990, against 15.3 percent and 36 percent for Nevada. A newer street in ZIP 89523 is not always one a cable line has been extended to, and the Census table says nothing about which lines reach which homes, so a new build is a question for each provider by address. 12.3 percent of workers 16 and over work from home, against 11.9 percent statewide, and a home office leans on upload for video calls and backups. Among households earning under $35,000 a year, 84.3 percent have a broadband subscription, against 98.5 percent of households at $75,000 or more (table B28004). 90.6 percent of residents 65 and over live in a household with a broadband subscription (table B28005), against 88.1 percent statewide.