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24985 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 24985 covers Wayside, West Virginia.

Median age
43.75 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$200,0001.3× the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
4.7%30.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.4%23.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 24985 is

Wayside, 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 age43.7
Family households55.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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 rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k20.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k34.9%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k37.2%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$200,000
Owner-occupied88.4%
Vacant homes29.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%
High school diploma or higher77.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.5%
Health

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

Obesity40.3% 6.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.6% 15.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27.3% 7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis43.9% 18.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67% 2.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.4% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.2% 10.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.1% 10.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.5% 7.5 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 threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.8% 12.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 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 86.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss79.3 out of 100
Community resilience14.3 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.

Landslide98.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche44.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.4Very 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 ZIPWest VirginiaUnited States
Median household income$57,917$78,538
Income per person$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$200,000$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership88.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age43.742.738.7
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 stationBLUESTONE LAKE, WV US13.2 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January42.2°F / 24.8°F3.06 in rain, 6 in snow
February46.5°F / 27.4°F2.86 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March55.9°F / 33.1°F3.73 in rain, 2.9 in snow
April67.5°F / 42°F3.67 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May75.5°F / 51.4°F4.6 in rain
June82.5°F / 60.4°F3.85 in rain
July85.4°F / 64.3°F4.22 in rain
August84.3°F / 63.7°F3.57 in rain
September78.7°F / 57.4°F3.15 in rain
October67.8°F / 44.8°F2.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November55.6°F / 34.5°F2.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December44.9°F / 28.5°F3.22 in rain, 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 supermarket100% 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 District78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Summers County School District21.2% 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24981 Talcott, WV6.2 km away
24935 Forest Hill, WV6.8 km away
24945 Greenville, WV7.9 km away
24962 Pence Springs, WV7.9 km away
24918 Ballard, WV10.7 km away
25966 Green Sulphur Springs, WV13.1 km away
25951 Hinton, WV13.3 km away
24951 Lindside, WV16.7 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 County78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Summers County21.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.41 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5937, -80.7458

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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