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25544 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25544 covers Myra, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
53.9%41.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$109,20030% below the West Virginia median
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 25544 is

Myra, 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 households81.4%
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%
Veterans0%
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 rate53.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k18.6%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k20.9%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k60.5%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$109,200
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built2012

What the homes are

Detached house79.1%
Mobile home20.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more45.8%
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 86.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86 out of 100
Community resilience13.2 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 flooding97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.8Very 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 rate53.9%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$109,200$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
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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 stationHAMLIN, WV US6.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year18 in

Average high and low by month

January44.5°F / 23°F3.3 in rain, 7.1 in snow
February49°F / 25°F3.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
March58.2°F / 31.3°F4.43 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April70.5°F / 39.9°F3.74 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May78.5°F / 50.8°F5 in rain
June85.1°F / 59.5°F4.65 in rain
July88.3°F / 63.9°F5.48 in rain
August87.7°F / 62.9°F3.53 in rain
September82.4°F / 55.6°F3.64 in rain
October71.5°F / 42.2°F3.48 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November59.1°F / 32°F3.16 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December48.3°F / 27.2°F3.8 in rain, 3 in snow
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%.

Lincoln 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25540 Midkiff, WV6.2 km away
25523 Hamlin, WV8.2 km away
25571 West Hamlin, WV8.8 km away
25521 Griffithsville, WV11.8 km away
25506 Branchland, WV12.9 km away
25557 Ranger, WV13.9 km away
25501 Alkol, WV14.7 km away
25559 Salt Rock, WV15.4 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.

Lincoln County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.64 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2198, -82.1351

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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