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24871 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24871 covers Pageton, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
41.7%29.3 points above the US average
Median home value
$39,20075% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
7.8%27.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.5%6.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 24871 is

Pageton, 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 households77.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4%
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

Poverty rate41.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance35.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k34.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k10.4%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$39,200
Owner-occupied71.5%
Vacant homes26.9%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house59.1%
Mobile home40.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate38%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%
High school diploma or higher79.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone90%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more50.6%
Health

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

Obesity47.1% 13.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes30.6% 17.4 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 health38.4% 18.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression34.3% 12.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity45.2% 19.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44.3% 19.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.6% 4.2 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 year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25.8% 11 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD18.1% 11.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.9% 14.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability50.3% 19.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity29.9% 12.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps37.2% 22.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.8% 6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15.2% 6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.1% 7.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)25.6% 8.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability28.3% 14.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.8% 10.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability8.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat18.6% 9.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost31.5% 18.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability10.2% 4.6 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 82.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss75.9 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.

Landslide97Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche66.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.8Very 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$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate41.7%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$39,200$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership71.5%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate38%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 stationELKHORN, WV US6.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January42.6°F / 23.4°F
February46.4°F / 25.7°F
March54.8°F / 31.7°F
April66.1°F / 39.2°F
May73.5°F / 48.4°F
June79.9°F / 55.9°F
July82.8°F / 60.3°F
August81.9°F / 58.8°F
September77.1°F / 52.6°F
October66.9°F / 41°F
November55.4°F / 31.7°F
December44.7°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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24808 Anawalt, WV4.7 km away
24888 Thorpe, WV5 km away
24831 Elkhorn, WV6.3 km away
24830 Elbert, WV6.7 km away
24848 Jenkinjones, WV7.1 km away
24855 Kyle, WV7.4 km away
24887 Switchback, WV7.5 km away
24836 Gary, WV8.1 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.87 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3493, -81.4654

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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