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25202 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25202 covers Tornado, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,408 and a median household income of $96,071.

Population
1,408108 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$96,0711.7× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
5.4%7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$162,198up 20.3% in five years
Degree or higher
17.7%17.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.4%21.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 25202 is

Tornado, 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

Population1,408
Median age43.3
Family households84.8%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)97.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans4.6%
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$96,071
Income per person$31,615
Poverty rate5.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k27.7%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k6.0%
$200k or more10.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed620
Mean adjusted gross income$58,132
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k32.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$178,300
Owner-occupied86.4%
Vacant homes14.2%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house96.6%
Mobile home3.4%
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$162,198as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$167,651$117,065

$117,065 in 2019 to $162,198 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home1.5%
Drives to work alone86%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.8%
Health

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

Obesity41.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.4% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.6% 12.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.8% 8.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.5% 14.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 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 year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45% 8.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed31
Annual payroll$1,578,000
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 79.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.2 out of 100
Community resilience45.2 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 flooding96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave70.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought15Relatively 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$96,071$57,917$78,538
Income per person$31,615$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate5.4%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$178,300$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership86.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.7%5.2%
Works from home1.5%8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%1.7%13.9%
Median age43.342.738.7
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 stationSAINT ALBANS, WV US5.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January41.7°F / 23°F
February45.8°F / 24.4°F
March55.7°F / 31.2°F
April68°F / 41°F
May75.4°F / 51.7°F
June82.1°F / 60.2°F
July85.6°F / 65°F
August85.1°F / 63°F
September79.1°F / 56.1°F
October67.2°F / 42.6°F
November55.4°F / 32.3°F
December45.1°F / 27.4°F
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 supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket66% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Kanawha County School District52.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln County School District47.9% 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 status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25177 Saint Albans, WV4.9 km away
25003 Alum Creek, WV6.6 km away
25112 Institute, WV8.9 km away
25143 Nitro, WV9.4 km away
25564 Sod, WV9.6 km away
25064 Dunbar, WV9.9 km away
25313 Charleston, WV11.7 km away
25567 Sumerco, WV12.9 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 County52.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln County47.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.09 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density108 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.3357, -81.8476

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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