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25638 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25638 covers Omar, West Virginia.

Median age
49.410.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
16%3.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$72,169down 8.7% in five years
Degree or higher
25.1%9.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
69%4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 25638 is

Omar, 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

Median age49.4
Family households89.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)71.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino22.8%
Veterans6.8%
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

Income per person$32,893
Poverty rate16%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.6%
$10–15k11.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k15.9%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k41.6%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k20.4%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed320
Mean adjusted gross income$44,916
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$62,900
Owner-occupied69%
Vacant homes47.2%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house69.6%
Mobile home30.4%
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$72,169as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 10.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 8.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$86,501$55,277

$55,277 in 2019 to $72,169 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate16.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%
High school diploma or higher76%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity45.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes24% 10.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.6% 13.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.3% 11 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression34.5% 12.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.5% 13.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis42.2% 17.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.2% 6.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.2% 6.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.9% 15.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.1% 13.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.8% 1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.9% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.6% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.4% 13.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed37
Annual payroll$1,281,000
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 96.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.8 out of 100
Community resilience13 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 flooding99.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche70.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.8Very 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$32,893$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate16%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$62,900$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership69%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate16.9%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age49.442.738.7
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 stationLOGAN, WV US12.4 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%.

Logan 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25612 Chauncey, WV1.6 km away
25647 Switzer, WV3.3 km away
25644 Sarah Ann, WV5.1 km away
25652 Whitman, WV6.7 km away
25632 Lyburn, WV6.9 km away
25653 Wilkinson, WV8 km away
25646 Stollings, WV8.9 km away
25637 Mount Gay, WV9.6 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.

Logan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.24 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7557, -81.9996

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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