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24854 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24854 covers Kopperston, West Virginia.

Median age
45.66.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate
84.2%71.8 points above the US average
Median home value
$45,80071% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.9%6.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 24854 is

Kopperston, 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

Median age45.6
Family households75.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.5%
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

Income per person$8,892
Poverty rate84.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance32.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.0%
$10–15k14.4%
$15–20k25.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k15.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k27.8%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$45,800
Owner-occupied71.9%
Vacant homes28.6%
Median year built1941

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
5 to 19 units9.5%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher42.7%
Works from home27.5%
Drives to work alone72.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20%
Health

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

Obesity47.3% 13.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.6% 8.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes30.8% 17.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50.9% 16.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health38% 17.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression33.2% 11.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity44.9% 19.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis42.7% 17.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.3% 3.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25.7% 10.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.3% 9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD16.9% 10.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45% 16.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability51.2% 20.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.1% 11 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps33.3% 19 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.9% 10.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.8% 8.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.9% 8.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.5% 10 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat16.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost37.6% 24.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed3
Annual payroll$272,000
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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 85% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.5 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.

Landslide98.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought31.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado17.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.9Very 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$57,917$78,538
Income per person$8,892$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate84.2%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$45,800$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership71.9%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home27.5%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age45.642.738.7
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 US8.6 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24870 Oceana, WV0.8 km away
25845 Glen Fork, WV6.7 km away
25913 Ravencliff, WV8.2 km away
24849 Jesse, WV9.3 km away
24860 Matheny, WV9.5 km away
25916 Sabine, WV9.7 km away
24827 Cyclone, WV10.1 km away
24857 Lynco, WV10.3 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 area8.77 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7440, -81.5750

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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