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25040 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25040 covers Charlton Heights, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
26.6%14.2 points above the US average
Degree or higher
31.6%3.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.8%3.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 25040 is

Charlton Heights, 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 households94.6%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)73.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino26.6%
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

Income per person$21,655
Poverty rate26.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k25.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k12.9%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k26.3%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k29.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied68.8%
Vacant homes17.3%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house95.6%
2 to 4 units4.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%
High school diploma or higher83.3%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.5% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.8% 11.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.6% 9.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36% 10.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.5% 16.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 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)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.7% 6.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.1% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.8% 5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.8% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.2% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments7
People employed15
Annual payroll$420,000
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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 90.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.8 out of 100
Community resilience23 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.

Lightning98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche69.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.3Very 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$21,655$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate26.6%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership68.8%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate16.1%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 stationANSTEAD HAWKS NEST SP, WV US10.2 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January42°F / 23°F3.26 in rain
February46.5°F / 24.9°F2.99 in rain
March55.2°F / 31°F4.19 in rain
April67.6°F / 40°F4.3 in rain
May75°F / 49.5°F4.98 in rain
June81.1°F / 58.4°F4.72 in rain
July84°F / 62.1°F5.87 in rain
August83.4°F / 60.9°F4.19 in rain
September78°F / 54.3°F3.61 in rain
October67.6°F / 42.5°F3.06 in rain
November56.2°F / 32.6°F3.14 in rain
December46.1°F / 26.7°F3.73 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Fayette 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 vulnerability74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25057 Deep Water, WV2.6 km away
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV3.2 km away
25173 Robson, WV3.2 km away
25090 Glen Ferris, WV3.7 km away
25002 Alloy, WV3.8 km away
25031 Boomer, WV4.2 km away
25139 Mount Carbon, WV5.5 km away
25085 Gauley Bridge, WV6 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.

Fayette County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.81 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1237, -81.2340

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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