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25049 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25049 covers Comfort, West Virginia.

Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$89,146down 7.7% in five years
Degree or higher
9.1%25.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.1%17.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 25049 is

Comfort, 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 age43.8
Family households75.3%
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%
Veterans3%
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$23,789
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k24.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k21.6%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.9%
$60–75k14.2%
$75–100k4.3%
$100–125k21.6%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed240
Mean adjusted gross income$58,188
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$81,600
Owner-occupied82.1%
Vacant homes49.2%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house57.4%
2 to 4 units19.4%
Mobile home23.2%
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$89,146as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$104,768$84,413

$84,413 in 2019 to $89,146 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%
High school diploma or higher79.5%
Works from home15.4%
Drives to work alone64.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more68.2%
Health

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

Obesity46.5% 13.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.1% 8.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.2% 7.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.5% 10.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.8% 13.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13% 2.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.8% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.1% 14.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.9% 11.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.8% 1.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.6% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.6% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12% 3.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.2% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed58
Annual payroll$2,115,000
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 72.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.5 out of 100
Community resilience9.6 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.

Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.3Very 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$23,789$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$81,600$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership82.1%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home15.4%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%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 stationLONDON LOCKS, WV US20.7 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January43.1°F / 25.6°F3.23 in rain
February46.7°F / 27.6°F3.24 in rain
March55.5°F / 33.8°F4.25 in rain
April67.8°F / 42.8°F3.81 in rain
May75°F / 52.3°F4.77 in rain
June81.8°F / 61.4°F4.58 in rain
July85.1°F / 65.7°F5.83 in rain
August83.9°F / 65.1°F3.79 in rain
September78.8°F / 58.7°F3.35 in rain
October68°F / 46.8°F2.91 in rain
November56.7°F / 35.8°F2.93 in rain
December46.9°F / 30°F3.7 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 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%.

Boone 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25024 Bloomingrose, WV3.6 km away
25165 Racine, WV5.5 km away
25181 Seth, WV5.8 km away
25214 Winifrede, WV6.3 km away
25107 Hernshaw, WV6.5 km away
25154 Peytona, WV9.3 km away
25148 Orgas, WV10.1 km away
25051 Costa, WV10.2 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.

Boone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.19 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1372, -81.5962

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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