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24843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24843 covers Hensley, West Virginia.

Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 24843 is

Hensley, 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.

Health

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

Obesity51.8% 18.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.9% 10.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes38% 24.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50.8% 16.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health43% 22.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression39.2% 17.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity50.7% 25.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis45% 19.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma16% 5.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability29.8% 15 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening49% 15.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD20.7% 14.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist34.6% 26.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability52.9% 22.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.7% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity39.3% 22.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps53.1% 38.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity25.9% 12.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability21.1% 12.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport19.5% 10.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use58.2% 17.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)29.6% 12.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability30.2% 16.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)26.2% 12.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability10% 6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat26.5% 17.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours49% 12.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost45.3% 32.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 94.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss85.7 out of 100
Community resilience1.4 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.

Cold wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm19.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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 stationRD BAILEY LAKE, WV US17.5 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January43.1°F / 23.5°F3.84 in rain
February47.3°F / 25.4°F3.36 in rain
March55.9°F / 31.6°F4.29 in rain
April67.7°F / 41.5°F4.38 in rain
May75.2°F / 50.6°F4.91 in rain
June81.3°F / 59.6°F4.85 in rain
July83.9°F / 63.7°F5.31 in rain
August82.7°F / 62.8°F4.17 in rain
September77.8°F / 55.7°F3.03 in rain
October66.8°F / 43.7°F3.05 in rain
November56°F / 32.4°F2.97 in rain
December45.7°F / 27.6°F4.11 in rain
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%.

McDowell 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24816 Big Sandy, WV1.1 km away
24881 Roderfield, WV2.7 km away
24828 Davy, WV4.1 km away
24878 Premier, WV7.6 km away
24811 Avondale, WV10.1 km away
24844 Iaeger, WV10.3 km away
24845 Ikes Fork, WV10.7 km away
24834 Fanrock, WV10.7 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.

McDowell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.26 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4740, -81.6998

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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