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25678 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25678 covers Matewan, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,410.

Population
1,41072 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Poverty rate
32.9%20.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$62,508down 7.2% in five years
Median rent
$38155% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
5.7%29.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.9%1.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 25678 is

Matewan, 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

Population1,410
Median age46.7
Family households66%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.6%
Veterans6.4%
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$18,990
Poverty rate32.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance39.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k15.8%
$15–20k9.5%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k0.3%
$60–75k30.9%
$75–100k7.2%
$100–125k2.6%
$125–150k2.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$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 filed570
Mean adjusted gross income$43,265
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k42.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$91,500
Median gross rent$381
Owner-occupied63.9%
Vacant homes16.6%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house43.6%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units16.9%
Mobile home35.3%
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$62,508as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$74,804$45,278

$45,278 in 2019 to $62,508 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate26.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%
High school diploma or higher72.7%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone86.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.7%
Health

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

Obesity45.1% 11.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.4% 9.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes29.9% 16.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51.3% 17.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36.7% 16.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.5% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression34.8% 12.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity45.5% 20.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis44% 18.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.1% 3.9 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 asthma13.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.7% 5.5 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 screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.3% 9.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.3% 4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD17.2% 10.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.7% 16.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability50.7% 20 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity26.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps33.2% 18.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.7% 10.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.9% 6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.9% 8.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.4% 13.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.6% 10.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.1% 8.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours48.5% 12.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost31.3% 18.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed81
Annual payroll$1,992,000
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 68.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.3 out of 100
Community resilience0.6 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.

Landslide97.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche65.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.3Very 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$18,990$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate32.9%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$91,500$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$381$850$1,348
Homeownership63.9%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher5.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate26.2%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%1.7%13.9%
Median age46.742.738.7
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 stationWILLIAMSON, WV US20.7 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year13 in

Average high and low by month

January46.5°F / 25.8°F3.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
February50.7°F / 29°F3.37 in rain, 3 in snow
March59.7°F / 34.5°F4.68 in rain, 3.1 in snow
April71.7°F / 43.5°F4.02 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May78.6°F / 53.9°F4.34 in rain
June85.3°F / 62.5°F5.38 in rain
July88.6°F / 66.5°F5.84 in rain
August87.6°F / 65.6°F3.9 in rain
September82.2°F / 59°F3.13 in rain
October71.5°F / 46.6°F3.16 in rain
November61°F / 34.9°F2.99 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December50.2°F / 30.1°F4.12 in rain, 2.4 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%.

Mingo 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Walkability2.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

41547 Majestic, KY7 km away
41528 Freeburn, KY8.1 km away
25688 North Matewan, WV8.3 km away
41544 Mc Carr, KY9 km away
41568 Stopover, KY9.1 km away
25692 Red Jacket, WV9.2 km away
25651 Wharncliffe, WV9.6 km away
25696 Varney, WV10.1 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.

Mingo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area19.47 sq mi
Population density72 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.5903, -82.0652

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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