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25149 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25149 covers Ottawa, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
71.4%59 points above the US average
Median home value
$9,99994% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
10.6%24.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.2%20.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 25149 is

Ottawa, 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 households81.5%
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 rate71.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance64.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k50.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k35.2%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k14.8%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$9,999
Owner-occupied85.2%
Vacant homes63%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%
High school diploma or higher66%
Health

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

Obesity49% 15.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24.4% 11.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure50% 15.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.3% 3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.1% 9.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis43.3% 18.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13% 2.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD13% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52% 9.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.8% 11.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.2% 10 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.6% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.4% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73% 2.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.6% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 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 91% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss84.4 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.

River flooding98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind85.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.5Very 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 rate71.4%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$9,999$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership85.2%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate64.3%5.7%5.2%
Works from home8%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 stationMADISON 3NNW, WV US16.2 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 24.6°F3.6 in rain, 6 in snow
February48.7°F / 26.9°F3.51 in rain, 3.6 in snow
March57.7°F / 33°F4.43 in rain, 3.3 in snow
April70.1°F / 41.7°F4.37 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May77.5°F / 52.4°F5.41 in rain
June84.2°F / 61°F4.47 in rain
July87.2°F / 65.4°F5.42 in rain
August86.2°F / 64.1°F4.26 in rain
September81°F / 56.9°F3.41 in rain
October70.3°F / 44.2°F3.25 in rain
November58.6°F / 33.4°F3.19 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December48.3°F / 28.4°F4.23 in rain, 3.6 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 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% 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.

25047 Clothier, WV1.4 km away
25114 Jeffrey, WV1.5 km away
25108 Hewett, WV3 km away
25183 Sharples, WV4.4 km away
25028 Bob White, WV8.6 km away
25121 Lake, WV8.7 km away
25022 Blair, WV9 km away
25205 Uneeda, WV9.1 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.

Boone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.16 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9587, -81.8165

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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