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25181 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25181 covers Seth, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,281.

Population
1,28123 per square mile
Median age
44.25.5 points above the US average
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$68,994down 20.1% in five years
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
94%29 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 25181 is

Seth, 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

Population1,281
Median age44.2
Family households67.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans9.4%
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$24,462
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k7.5%
$15–20k6.7%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k21.9%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k5.8%
$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 filed490
Mean adjusted gross income$49,459
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$86,600
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied94%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house71.4%
Mobile home28.6%
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$68,994as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 9.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 20.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$93,514$68,994

$72,121 in 2019 to $68,994 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher88.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36.9%
Health

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

Obesity47.7% 14.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.6% 10.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48.6% 14.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression31.9% 10 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.9% 12.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.8% 16.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13% 2.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 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 screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.1% 6.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43% 12.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.4% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.7% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.7% 12.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed103
Annual payroll$5,860,000
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 89.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.1 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 flooding98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche69.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave26Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.2Very 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$24,462$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$86,600$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership94%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0.7%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age44.242.738.7
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 US18.1 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 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, WV4.9 km away
25165 Racine, WV5.2 km away
25049 Comfort, WV5.8 km away
25154 Peytona, WV6.3 km away
25148 Orgas, WV8.2 km away
25051 Costa, WV9.2 km away
25142 Nellis, WV10.2 km away
25107 Hernshaw, WV11 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 area56.57 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0971, -81.6393

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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