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2026 Rankings

Washoe County, Nevada Home Safety Rankings - 39 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Washoe County, Nevada (Nevada) includes 39 tracked ZIP codes and 11 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (68/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	6%
C	17	94%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	89451	Incline Village	82	B
2	89431	Sparks	67	C
3	89433	Sun Valley	67	C
4	89439	Verdi	67	C
5	89501	Reno	67	C
6	89502	Reno	67	C
7	89503	Reno	67	C
8	89509	Reno	67	C
9	89511	Reno	67	C
10	89512	Reno	67	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	89506	Reno	65	C	24 violations
2	89521	Reno	66	C	1 violation(s)
3	89508	Reno	66	C	23 violations
4	89441	Sparks	66	C	2 violation(s)
5	89436	Sparks	66	C	2 violation(s)
6	89557	Reno	67	C	—
7	89523	Reno	67	C	—
8	89519	Reno	67	C	—
9	89512	Reno	67	C	—
10	89511	Reno	67	C	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Barium	42	2
Lead	4	2
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	3	2
Stage 2 DBP Rule	2	1
E. coli	2	1
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	1	1
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1	1
Surface Water Treatment Rule	1	1

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0017 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 19 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
5% of housing built before 1950
17% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Reno, NV — 24 ZIP codes
Sparks, NV — 6 ZIP codes
Incline Village, NV — 3 ZIP codes
Crystal Bay, NV — 1 ZIP code
Empire, NV — 1 ZIP code
Gerlach, NV — 1 ZIP code
Nixon, NV — 1 ZIP code
Sun Valley, NV — 1 ZIP code
Verdi, NV — 1 ZIP code

All 39 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	89451	Incline Village	82	B	4
2	89431	Sparks	67	C	0
3	89433	Sun Valley	67	C	0
4	89439	Verdi	67	C	0
5	89501	Reno	67	C	0
6	89502	Reno	67	C	0
7	89503	Reno	67	C	0
8	89509	Reno	67	C	0
9	89511	Reno	67	C	0
10	89512	Reno	67	C	0
11	89519	Reno	67	C	0
12	89523	Reno	67	C	0
13	89557	Reno	67	C	0
14	89436	Sparks	66	C	2
15	89441	Sparks	66	C	2
16	89508	Reno	66	C	23
17	89521	Reno	66	C	1
18	89506	Reno	65	C	24
19	89402	Crystal Bay	—	—	—
20	89412	Gerlach	—	—	—
21	89424	Nixon	—	—	—
22	89434	Sparks	—	—	0
23	89510	Reno	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Washoe County, Nevada Home Safety Rankings - 39 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/washoe-nevada/

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  title  = {{Washoe County, Nevada Home Safety Rankings - 39 ZIPs}},
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}

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