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24938 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24938 covers Frankford, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,470 and a median household income of $78,216.

Population
1,47050 per square mile
Median age
48.59.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,2161.4× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$239,318up 32% in five years
Degree or higher
10%25 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.2%21.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 24938 is

Frankford, 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

Population1,470
Median age48.5
Family households71.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans12.1%
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$78,216
Income per person$42,754
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k7.8%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k2.0%
$60–75k22.3%
$75–100k19.1%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k11.9%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed650
Mean adjusted gross income$61,543
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,500
Owner-occupied86.2%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
Mobile home17.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$239,318as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$239,318$132,415

$132,415 in 2015 to $239,318 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.8%
Health

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

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.4% 10.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23% 2.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.9% 14.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.7% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.4% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed52
Annual payroll$1,491,000
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 73.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss67.5 out of 100
Community resilience40 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.

Landslide99.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.1Very 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$78,216$57,917$78,538
Income per person$42,754$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$172,500$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership86.2%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate7.2%5.7%5.2%
Works from home8.1%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age48.542.738.7
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 stationLEWISBURG 3 N, WV US8.9 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January38.7°F / 19.9°F3.15 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February42.9°F / 21.7°F2.87 in rain, 8.7 in snow
March51.7°F / 28°F3.71 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April63.8°F / 37.5°F3.85 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May72°F / 47.5°F4.48 in rain
June78.9°F / 55.7°F4.06 in rain
July82.4°F / 59.6°F3.84 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.1°F3.43 in rain
September75.5°F / 51.1°F3.49 in rain
October64.7°F / 39.2°F2.59 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November52.7°F / 28.8°F2.51 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December42.3°F / 23.6°F3.48 in rain, 5.4 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%.

Greenbrier 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24957 Maxwelton, WV8.5 km away
24966 Renick, WV8.9 km away
24986 White Sulphur Springs, WV14.9 km away
24991 Williamsburg, WV15.1 km away
24901 Lewisburg, WV15.1 km away
24925 Caldwell, WV15.8 km away
24902 Fairlea, WV19.2 km away
24970 Ronceverte, WV22.3 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.

Greenbrier County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.67 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density50 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9154, -80.3353

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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