--- title: Tree Service in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs (89436) url: https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/ business: Battle Born Tree Service address: 6301 US Highway 50 East, Carson City, NV 89701 phone: 775.232.8243 hours: Office Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm; phones answered seven days a week; 24-hour emergency service credentials: ISA Certified Arborist WE-11728A on staff; Nevada Business License # 20131580674; fully insured type: Tree service (removal, crane work, pruning, stump grinding, defensible space, snow removal, firewood) --- - [Home](https://battleborntreeservice.com/) - [Service areas](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/) - [Reno, Sparks and the Truckee Meadows](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/reno-sparks/) - North Sparks and Wingfield Springs # Tree service in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs (ZIP 89436) ZIP 89436 is the newest corner of Sparks: about 68% of its homes date from 2000 or later against 40% citywide, and just 3% predate 1980 (ACS 2020-2024, ZCTA 89436). Battle Born Tree Service provides tree service in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs, ZIP 89436, where about two homes in three were built since 2000 and the trees are young. A certified arborist assesses every job, and estimates are free. ## North Sparks and Wingfield Springs at a glance - **Drive from our yard:** about 56 min 42.4 miles - **Elevation:** 4,526 ft USGS - **USDA hardiness zone:** 7a 2023 map - **Homes built before 1980:** 3% median year built 2004 - **Wildfire risk to homes (Washoe County):** higher than 97.2% of US counties USDA Forest Service, county figure - **Owner-occupied homes:** 75% ACS 2020-2024 Sources: drive time from our yard at 6301 US Highway 50 East, free-flow, OSRM / Census Geocoder; elevation, USGS 3DEP; hardiness zone, USDA 2023 map; housing figures, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates; wildfire risk, USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (April 2026 data). Retrieved October 1, 2026. ZIP 89436 spans 41 square miles and about 18,700 households, almost all of it built in the last quarter century. Where the older ZIPs need removals, this one mostly needs young trees guided before they grow into problems. ## How new is ZIP 89436? About 68% of homes here were built in 2000 or later, and fewer than 3% before 1980; the figures for Sparks overall are about 40% and 34%. Only about 0.2% predate 1960. The median home dates from 2004 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024, ZCTA 89436). A tree in a 2004 yard is about twenty years old. At that age the structure is set for decades: a fork that is tight now will be a split limb later. [Young tree care in new subdivisions](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/young-tree-care-new-subdivisions/) explains why early pruning matters, and [trimming in North Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-trimming/) is mostly this kind of work. ## Who owns, and what are the lots like? About 75% of households own, and about 80% of homes are single-family detached. Mobile homes are under 1%. Subdivisions of this size usually have recorded covenants, so check yours before taking out a tree the developer planted. Removals here are rarely for age. They are for trees that failed to thrive, split at a fork, were damaged by construction or sit too near a wall. [Tree removal in North Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-removal/) usually ends with a stump to grind. ## Which weather station fits? The Spanish Springs gauge is 2.5 miles away at 4,489 feet and averages 9.18 inches of precipitation and a 52.0-degree mean temperature, and the Sparks station, 4.1 miles off, records 6.8 inches of snow (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). The ZIP sits at about 4,526 feet, in hardiness zone 7a on the 2023 USDA map, cooler than the 7b of the Reno and East Sparks ZIPs. Under ten inches of rain a year means every tree here depends on irrigation. See [watering mature trees in the high desert](https://battleborntreeservice.com/guides/watering-mature-trees-high-desert/). ## What are the fire numbers around ZIP 89436? A ZIP has no USFS record of its own; Sparks as a whole is rated higher than 95.0% of US communities for risk to homes. For this ZIP the nearby record is what matters: 22 perimeters of 300 acres or more since 1980 with a mapped center within about 10 miles. They include the Sparks Fire of 1983 (25,541 acres, center about 5 miles away), the Prater Fire of 2017 (2,700 acres, about 4 miles), the Pah Rah Fire of 1999 (10,603 acres, about 5 miles) and the Earthstone Fire of 2017, mapped at 40,261 acres with its center about 9 miles away. About 0.5% of households here heat mainly with wood. ## What we do in ZIP 89436 - [Trimming and pruning in North Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-trimming/), structure pruning for young trees - [Tree removal in North Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-removal/) and stump grinding - [Arborist consultations](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/arborist-consultation/) for a whole yard or a whole HOA common area - [24-hour emergency service](https://battleborntreeservice.com/tree-services/emergency-tree-service/) This is the far end of the Sparks area from the yard: about 42 miles, around 56 minutes without traffic. Plan a visit with the estimate in mind and call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) with the address. ### Sources - [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates, ZCTA 89436 and Sparks city](https://data.census.gov/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) - [NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, Spanish Springs (USC00267691) and Sparks (USC00267697)](https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/us-climate-normals) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities: Sparks, NV](https://wildfirerisk.org/download/) (April 2026 data) - [National Interagency Fire Center, fire perimeter history and WFIGS perimeters](https://data-nifc.opendata.arcgis.com/) (retrieved October 1, 2026) - [USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023, ZIP 89436](https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) - [Truckee Meadows Water Authority: Local Tree Ordinances](https://tmwa.com/article/local-tree-ordinances/) (read October 1, 2026) - [OSRM public routing server (OpenStreetMap road network), free-flow driving estimate from the Carson City yard](https://project-osrm.org/) (retrieved October 17, 2026) ### Rules here Sparks ended its urban forestry program in 2008, according to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority's summary of local tree ordinances, and we have not found a Sparks permit for removing a tree on private property. A tree that may stand on City land or in the street right-of-way is a question for the City of Sparks before any work starts. If you are unsure whether your lot is inside the city limits, ask first. Association rules apply wherever they exist. The agency decides. ### Services in North Sparks and Wingfield Springs - [Tree removal](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-removal/) - [Tree trimming and pruning](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/north-sparks/tree-trimming/) ### Part of Sparks - [Tree service in Sparks](https://battleborntreeservice.com/service-areas/sparks/) ### Talk to the office [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243) | Monday to Friday | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm | |---|---| | Saturday and Sunday | Office closed, phones answered | Phones answered seven days a week. 24-hour emergency service. 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Call [775.232.8243](tel:775.232.8243). Phones are answered seven days a week. ### Do I need a permit to remove a tree in Wingfield Springs? We have not found a City of Sparks permit for private-property trees. Many newer subdivisions have recorded covenants about trees, so read your CC&Rs or ask your association first. ### When should a young North Sparks tree be pruned? Hazards and dead wood any time. Otherwise most deciduous trees are best pruned when dormant in late winter, and most conifers in early spring and summer. ### How far is North Sparks from your yard? About 42 miles, or about 56 minutes without traffic, from 6301 US Highway 50 East in Carson City. That is a drive time, not an arrival promise. ### Can you look at all the trees on a large lot or HOA common area? Yes. A certified arborist can walk the whole property and write a plan, and the estimate is free and tailored to what you need. ### Is it too late to fix a tight fork on a 20-year-old tree? Often not. Depending on the crack, if any, the arborist may recommend pruning, cabling or monitoring. We will not tell you a tree is safe, but we will tell you what we see.