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25505 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25505 covers Big Creek, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 25505 is

Big Creek, 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

Family households75.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.1%
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

Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k24.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k23.6%
$60–75k18.8%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more27.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed110
Mean adjusted gross income$40,927
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k36.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k36.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k0.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built2011

What the homes are

Detached house51.6%
Mobile home48.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher58.5%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone71.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more100%
Health

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

Obesity46.7% 13.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes25.5% 12.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure48.5% 14.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health33.1% 12.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression35.7% 13.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity39.8% 14.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis42.7% 17.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD15% 8.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.8% 16.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.6% 15.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps28.5% 14.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45% 8.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability14.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.2% 3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.4% 2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.7% 7.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.4% 7.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24% 10 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.4% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost31.4% 18.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 87.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.8 out of 100
Community resilience13.1 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 flooding97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche41.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake36.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.6Very 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$57,917$78,538
Income per person$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership100%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age42.738.7
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 stationLOGAN, WV US16.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January44.5°F / 26.6°F3.45 in rain
February49.3°F / 29°F3.45 in rain
March58.9°F / 34.8°F4.33 in rain
April71.2°F / 43.8°F4.36 in rain
May78.7°F / 54°F5.33 in rain
June85.8°F / 62.6°F4.89 in rain
July88.6°F / 66.9°F5.88 in rain
August87.5°F / 65.8°F3.94 in rain
September81.9°F / 59°F3.34 in rain
October70.2°F / 46.7°F3.17 in rain
November58.4°F / 36°F2.94 in rain
December48°F / 30.7°F4.16 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 supermarket100% 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.

Lincoln County School District58.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Logan County School District41.7% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25508 Chapmanville, WV3.9 km away
25524 Harts, WV6.3 km away
25547 Pecks Mill, WV10.6 km away
25565 Spurlockville, WV11.3 km away
25624 Henlawson, WV12.2 km away
25203 Turtle Creek, WV14.9 km away
25557 Ranger, WV14.9 km away
25121 Lake, WV15.2 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.

Lincoln County58.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Logan County41.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.26 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0043, -82.0401

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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