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24963 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24963 covers Peterstown, West Virginia, with a population of about 3,860 and a median household income of $47,428.

Population
3,86077 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$47,42818% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
17.8%5.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$193,862up 34.9% in five years
Median rent
$847about the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
14.3%20.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 24963 is

Peterstown, 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

Population3,860
Median age43.8
Family households61.4%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans11.4%
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$47,428
Income per person$26,250
Poverty rate17.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.5%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k8.3%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k4.2%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,680
Mean adjusted gross income$56,577
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.8%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$133,900
Median gross rent$847
Rent as a share of household income43%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes15%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house86%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units0.4%
Mobile home11.3%
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$193,862as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$193,862$52,124

$52,124 in 2000 to $193,862 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate18.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%
High school diploma or higher87.3%
Works from home2%
Drives to work alone89.1%
Takes public transport3.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30%
Health

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

Obesity41.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.6% 5.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.9% 12.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.4% 9.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis42.8% 17.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.2% 5.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.2% 11.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.1% 1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.9% 9.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.8% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.7% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.8% 2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed228
Annual payroll$7,713,000
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 89.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss81 out of 100
Community resilience14 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 wave98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake65.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche44.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.5Relatively 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$47,428$57,917$78,538
Income per person$26,250$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate17.8%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$133,900$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$847$850$1,348
Homeownership84.3%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate18.6%5.7%5.2%
Works from home2%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%1.7%13.9%
Median age43.842.738.7
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 stationPEARISBURG 4 SSE, VA US16.7 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year23 in

Average high and low by month

January42.5°F / 22.9°F3.14 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February46.3°F / 25°F2.63 in rain, 6.6 in snow
March54.6°F / 30.7°F3.65 in rain, 4 in snow
April65.3°F / 39.1°F3.7 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May72.6°F / 48.2°F4.69 in rain
June79.6°F / 56.5°F4 in rain
July82.8°F / 60.6°F4.7 in rain
August81.4°F / 59.5°F3.46 in rain
September76.2°F / 53.1°F3.35 in rain
October66.3°F / 41.3°F2.89 in rain
November55.4°F / 31.1°F2.7 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December45.9°F / 25.9°F3.26 in rain, 4.6 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 supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Monroe County School District83.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Summers County School District16.7% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24147 Rich Creek, VA5.8 km away
24918 Ballard, WV9.3 km away
24093 Glen Lyn, VA9.9 km away
24150 Ripplemead, VA10.1 km away
24134 Pearisburg, VA12.8 km away
24124 Narrows, VA13 km away
24951 Lindside, WV15.1 km away
24732 Kellysville, WV16.1 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.

Monroe County83.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Summers County16.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area50.11 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq mi
Population density77 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4147, -80.7686

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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