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25425 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25425 covers Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with a population of about 13,404 and a median household income of $90,059.

Population
13,404305 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,0591.6× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$397,944up 33.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,1731.4× the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
32.7%2.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.6%18.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
114

Where 25425 is

Harpers Ferry, 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

Population13,404
Median age43
Family households64.3%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino7%
Veterans11.9%
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$90,059
Income per person$45,271
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k8.4%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,250
Mean adjusted gross income$84,763
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$303,800
Median gross rent$1,173
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied83.6%
Vacant homes13.7%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house89.6%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units0.1%
Mobile home5.4%
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$397,944as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$397,944$129,654

$129,654 in 2000 to $397,944 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home16.7%
Drives to work alone71.9%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more46.8%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.5% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.9% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21% 3.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.7% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments114
People employed609
Annual payroll$21,498,000
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 30.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.3 out of 100
Community resilience40.6 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.

Landslide86.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche9.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.4Very 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$90,059$57,917$78,538
Income per person$45,271$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$303,800$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,173$850$1,348
Homeownership83.6%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home16.7%8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%1.7%13.9%
Median age4342.738.7
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 stationSHARPSBURG 5 S, MD US10.1 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January41.2°F / 21.1°F3.13 in rain
February44.2°F / 23°F2.41 in rain
March52.5°F / 29°F3.72 in rain
April64.7°F / 38.6°F3.6 in rain
May73.5°F / 48.8°F4.57 in rain
June82°F / 58.2°F4.16 in rain
July86.1°F / 62.4°F4.28 in rain
August84.8°F / 60.9°F3.27 in rain
September78.1°F / 53.7°F4.4 in rain
October66.8°F / 42°F3.41 in rain
November55.7°F / 32.1°F3.08 in rain
December44.8°F / 25.3°F3.46 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 supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Jefferson 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25423 Halltown, WV2.4 km away
25432 Millville, WV2.8 km away
25442 Shenandoah Junction, WV7.8 km away
25438 Ranson, WV8 km away
25414 Charles Town, WV8.6 km away
25410 Bakerton, WV9.3 km away
25441 Rippon, WV9.3 km away
21758 Knoxville, MD10.8 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.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area43.88 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq mi
Population density305 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3153, -77.7694

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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