24855 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 24855 covers Kyle, West Virginia.
- Median age
- 69.931.2 points above the US average
- Poverty rate
- 14.7%2.3 points above the US average
- Degree or higher
- 0%35 points below the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Where 24855 is
Kyle, West Virginia — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median age | 69.9 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 0% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 100% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0% |
| Veterans | 0% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Income per person | $18,938 |
|---|---|
| Poverty rate | 14.7% |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Vacant homes | 54.5% |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1981 |
What the homes are
| Detached house | |
|---|---|
| Mobile home |
Work, commuting and education
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% |
|---|---|
| High school diploma or higher | 100% |
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 67.4% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Expected annual loss | 42 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 1.4 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.
| Landslide | 93.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Cold wave | 92.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 76.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Strong wind | 72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Avalanche | 68Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 44Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 31.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 8.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 2.4Very 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 ZIP | West Virginia | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | — | $57,917 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $18,938 | $32,949 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 14.7% | 16.6% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $155,600 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $850 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 74.3% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0% | 23.3% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 8% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 1.7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 69.9 | 42.7 | 38.7 |
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 station | ELKHORN, WV US2.9 km away |
|---|
Average high and low by month
| January | 42.6°F / 23.4°F |
|---|---|
| February | 46.4°F / 25.7°F |
| March | 54.8°F / 31.7°F |
| April | 66.1°F / 39.2°F |
| May | 73.5°F / 48.4°F |
| June | 79.9°F / 55.9°F |
| July | 82.8°F / 60.3°F |
| August | 81.9°F / 58.8°F |
| September | 77.1°F / 52.6°F |
| October | 66.9°F / 41°F |
| November | 55.4°F / 31.7°F |
| December | 44.7°F / 27.1°F |
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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | 100% 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 District | 100% 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 vulnerability | 65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 3.8 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 24868 Northfork, WV | 2.2 km away |
|---|---|
| 24831 Elkhorn, WV | 2.8 km away |
| 24887 Switchback, WV | 5.4 km away |
| 24861 Maybeury, WV | 6.7 km away |
| 24871 Pageton, WV | 7.4 km away |
| 24808 Anawalt, WV | 8.1 km away |
| 24853 Kimball, WV | 8.5 km away |
| 24888 Thorpe, WV | 9.1 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 County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.05 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 37.4082, -81.4257 |
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.