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24823 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24823 covers Coal Mountain, West Virginia, with a median household income of $53,209.

Median household income
$53,2098% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.2%19.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 24823 is

Coal Mountain, West Virginia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Family households73.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$53,209
Income per person$21,566
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance38.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k10.9%
$35–40k17.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k38.2%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k18.2%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied84.2%
Vacant homes14.5%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house85.5%
Mobile home14.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher68.4%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone56.8%
Takes public transport17.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more63.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity46.2% 12.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes23.1% 11.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes30.1% 16.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.8% 20.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health41.2% 20.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.5% 9.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity48% 22.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis46.6% 21.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease13.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.9% 4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25.9% 11.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD19.9% 13.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist42% 19.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability55.5% 24.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.6% 11.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34% 19.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability13.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol49.5% 13.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity16.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.8% 9.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.5% 6.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability31.4% 17.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)25% 11.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.6% 6.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost31.7% 18.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed142
Annual payroll$915,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 95.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss88.8 out of 100
Community resilience3.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

River flooding99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche73.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with West Virginia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWest VirginiaUnited States
Median household income$53,209$57,917$78,538
Income per person$21,566$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership84.2%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age42.738.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationOCEANA 2 SE, WV US9.4 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January41.9°F / 22.9°F4.18 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February46.8°F / 25°F3.85 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March56.4°F / 30.4°F4.37 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April68.6°F / 39.3°F4.71 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May75.3°F / 49.8°F5.11 in rain
June81.8°F / 58.4°F4.84 in rain
July84.3°F / 62.9°F5.84 in rain
August83.6°F / 61.8°F4.5 in rain
September78.8°F / 55.2°F3.33 in rain
October68.4°F / 42.6°F3.05 in rain
November56.4°F / 31.4°F3.29 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December45.5°F / 26.6°F4.16 in rain, 5.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Wyoming County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

24857 Lynco, WV5.5 km away
24822 Clear Fork, WV5.9 km away
24882 Simon, WV6.2 km away
24827 Cyclone, WV7.9 km away
25617 Davin, WV9.3 km away
24860 Matheny, WV10.7 km away
25650 Verner, WV10.8 km away
25634 Mallory, WV11.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Wyoming County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6696, -81.7284

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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