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25086 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25086 covers Glasgow, West Virginia, with a population of about 840 and a median household income of $51,196.

Population
840608 per square mile
Median age
51.913.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,19612% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$119,897up 32.5% in five years
Median rent
$8941.1× the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
11.9%23.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.3%17.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
12

Where 25086 is

Glasgow, 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

Population840
Median age51.9
Family households55%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.1%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.3%
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$51,196
Income per person$24,737
Poverty rate20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k5.6%
$20–25k11.2%
$25–30k6.5%
$30–35k5.3%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k18.0%
$125–150k1.6%
$150–200k4.0%
$200k or more0.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$98,100
Median gross rent$894
Owner-occupied82.3%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house70.7%
Mobile home29.3%
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$119,897as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$119,897$80,681

$80,681 in 2019 to $119,897 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%
High school diploma or higher79.1%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.4% 6.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51.6% 17.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30% 8.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.8% 13.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44% 18.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.4% 6.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.8% 16.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26% 1.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.7% 11.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.8% 1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.8% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.7% 10.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.9% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.1% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments12
People employed157
Annual payroll$7,567,000
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 97.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss95.6 out of 100
Community resilience74.6 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.

River flooding99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail72.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche68.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26.1Relatively 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$51,196$57,917$78,538
Income per person$24,737$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate20%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$98,100$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$894$850$1,348
Homeownership82.3%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%5.7%5.2%
Works from home3.9%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%1.7%13.9%
Median age51.942.738.7
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 US5.4 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%.

Kanawha 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 vulnerability59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25039 Cedar Grove, WV0.7 km away
25067 East Bank, WV1.3 km away
25103 Hansford, WV2.9 km away
25162 Pratt, WV3.5 km away
25110 Hugheston, WV4.6 km away
25126 London, WV5.1 km away
25102 Handley, WV6 km away
25035 Cabin Creek, WV6.9 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.

Kanawha County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.38 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density608 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2154, -81.4246

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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