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25420 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25420 covers Gerrardstown, West Virginia, with a population of about 5,086 and a median household income of $96,020.

Population
5,086171 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$96,0201.7× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
11%1.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$357,793up 35.8% in five years
Degree or higher
40.3%5.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.7%15.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 25420 is

Gerrardstown, 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

Population5,086
Median age47.4
Family households65.5%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)90.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans9.2%
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$96,020
Income per person$40,995
Poverty rate11%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k0.1%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k14.8%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,220
Mean adjusted gross income$73,523
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k23.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$274,600
Owner-occupied80.7%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house90.8%
2 to 4 units2.9%
Mobile home6.2%
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$357,793as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$357,793$152,372

$152,372 in 2014 to $357,793 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone87.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.4%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.4% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.9% 8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.3% 1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.8% 1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed80
Annual payroll$3,203,000
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 29.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss34.9 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.

Landslide94.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche7.4Very 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$96,020$57,917$78,538
Income per person$40,995$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate11%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$274,600$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership80.7%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.7%5.2%
Works from home9.5%8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%1.7%13.9%
Median age47.442.738.7
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 E WV RGNL AP, WV US11.5 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January41.3°F / 23.5°F2.6 in rain
February44.7°F / 25.3°F2.14 in rain
March53.5°F / 32.2°F3.42 in rain
April65.4°F / 41.8°F3.36 in rain
May74°F / 51°F4.05 in rain
June82.4°F / 59.8°F3.85 in rain
July86.9°F / 64.5°F3.78 in rain
August85°F / 62.5°F3.02 in rain
September78.1°F / 55.3°F4.03 in rain
October66.7°F / 43.7°F2.99 in rain
November55.1°F / 34.2°F2.73 in rain
December44.8°F / 27.1°F3 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25421 Glengary, WV2.6 km away
25428 Inwood, WV7.8 km away
25413 Bunker Hill, WV7.9 km away
25440 Ridgeway, WV9.7 km away
22624 Clear Brook, VA12.6 km away
25405 Martinsburg, WV13.6 km away
22622 Brucetown, VA14.4 km away
22603 Winchester, VA14.6 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 area29.8 sq mi
Population density171 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3780, -78.1141

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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