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25434 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25434 covers Paw Paw, West Virginia, with a population of about 3,087 and a median household income of $61,415.

Population
3,08741 per square mile
Median age
39.81.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,4151.1× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
7.4%5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$237,653up 29.7% in five years
Median rent
$7858% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
8.5%26.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 25434 is

Paw Paw, 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

Population3,087
Median age39.8
Family households74.8%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)86%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino6.3%
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$61,415
Income per person$25,656
Poverty rate7.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.1%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k8.8%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k13.7%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k21.2%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k1.5%
$150–200k3.9%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed920
Mean adjusted gross income$57,523
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k30.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,300
Median gross rent$785
Rent as a share of household income17.1%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes30.9%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units1%
Mobile home15.5%
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$237,653as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$237,653$118,101

$124,610 in 2008 to $237,653 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate21.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%
High school diploma or higher88.4%
Works from home11.3%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more52%
Health

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

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.8% 11.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.7% 7.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.8% 15.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.3% 9.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.8% 1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19% 6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed51
Annual payroll$1,709,000
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 45.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.1 out of 100
Community resilience9.9 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.

Landslide97.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche51.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.2Very 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$61,415$57,917$78,538
Income per person$25,656$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate7.4%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$168,300$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$785$850$1,348
Homeownership83.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate21.9%5.7%5.2%
Works from home11.3%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%1.7%13.9%
Median age39.842.738.7
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 stationCACAPON ST PK #2, WV US14 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January39.9°F / 21.2°F3.63 in rain
February43.4°F / 23°F2.21 in rain
March51.8°F / 29.5°F3.03 in rain
April63.8°F / 39.8°F3.46 in rain
May72.9°F / 49.3°F4.43 in rain
June80.8°F / 57.7°F4.93 in rain
July85.1°F / 62.2°F4.35 in rain
August83.2°F / 60.3°F3.09 in rain
September76.7°F / 53°F4.39 in rain
October65.6°F / 41.8°F3.35 in rain
November54.3°F / 32.3°F2.64 in rain
December43.9°F / 25.1°F3.3 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% 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.

Hampshire County School District85.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan County School District14.1% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25431 Levels, WV7.9 km away
25437 Points, WV14.3 km away
25444 Slanesville, WV14.3 km away
26722 Green Spring, WV14.5 km away
25422 Great Cacapon, WV14.8 km away
26817 Bloomery, WV15.8 km away
21555 Oldtown, MD16.2 km away
22625 Cross Junction, VA18.4 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.

Hampshire County85.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Morgan County14.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area74.58 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density41 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4923, -78.4586

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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