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25401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25401 covers Martinsburg, West Virginia, with a population of about 15,661 and a median household income of $49,157.

Population
15,6612,678 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$49,15715% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
22.5%10.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$256,883up 35.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,0141.2× the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.4%11.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
574

Where 25401 is

Martinsburg, 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

Population15,661
Median age38.4
Family households57.8%
Born outside the US6.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home7%
White (non-Hispanic)67.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans9.6%
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$49,157
Income per person$27,833
Poverty rate22.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k8.7%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k3.8%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k9.2%
$45–50k6.6%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k11.8%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k6.0%
$125–150k4.5%
$150–200k5.0%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,920
Mean adjusted gross income$51,252
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k32.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$221,500
Median gross rent$1,014
Rent as a share of household income34.7%
Owner-occupied53.4%
Vacant homes7.8%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house53.9%
Attached house14.5%
2 to 4 units11%
5 to 19 units11%
20 or more units6.5%
Mobile home3.1%
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$256,883as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 116.8%
Typical asking rent$1,372as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$256,883$109,119

$109,119 in 2014 to $256,883 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher85.6%
Works from home6.6%
Drives to work alone74.9%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17% 5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.4% 8.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.3% 10.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29% 8.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.7% 8.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.8% 12.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.5% 10.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.7% 11 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.8% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.7% 6.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.7% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.8% 7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.1% 9.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments574
People employed10,488
Annual payroll$464,678,000
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 50.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.3 out of 100
Community resilience33.8 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.

Strong wind89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave63Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.4Relatively 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$49,157$57,917$78,538
Income per person$27,833$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate22.5%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$221,500$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,014$850$1,348
Homeownership53.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate9.3%5.7%5.2%
Works from home6.6%8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.1%1.7%13.9%
Median age38.442.738.7
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 stationMARTINSBURG 2, WV US1.1 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January41.6°F / 22.9°F2.82 in rain
February45.2°F / 23.5°F2.6 in rain
March53.5°F / 30.1°F3.73 in rain
April65.5°F / 39.8°F3.6 in rain
May74.9°F / 51°F4.2 in rain
June83.1°F / 59.5°F3.51 in rain
July87.2°F / 64.1°F4.12 in rain
August85.7°F / 61.9°F3.04 in rain
September79.2°F / 54.4°F4.17 in rain
October67.4°F / 43°F3.35 in rain
November55.6°F / 33.1°F3.01 in rain
December45.1°F / 26.7°F3.28 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 supermarket25% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket25% 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%.

Berkeley 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25402 Martinsburg, WV0.8 km away
25405 Martinsburg, WV5.4 km away
25403 Martinsburg, WV7.3 km away
25404 Martinsburg, WV7.4 km away
25428 Inwood, WV10.6 km away
25427 Hedgesville, WV12.5 km away
25443 Shepherdstown, WV13.8 km away
25420 Gerrardstown, WV15 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.

Berkeley County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.85 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density2,678 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4567, -77.9727

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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