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25817 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25817 covers Bolt, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$181,634
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 25817 is

Bolt, 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

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%
Veterans50.9%
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%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed260
Mean adjusted gross income$67,785
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k30.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes73.8%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$181,634as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Health

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

Obesity44.4% 11 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes23.4% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.1% 12 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression35.1% 13.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity38.4% 13 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.6% 16.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14% 3.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.9% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.8% 8.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.8% 8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22% 8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44% 7.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25.2% 12.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed56
Annual payroll$3,430,000
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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 89.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss79.9 out of 100
Community resilience29.7 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 flooding98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide98Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche68.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.5Very 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
Homeownership74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%5.2%
Works from home8%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 stationBECKLEY VA HOSPITAL, WV US19.5 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 19.3°F3.09 in rain, 12.8 in snow
February43.2°F / 20.9°F2.87 in rain, 10 in snow
March51.4°F / 26.8°F3.79 in rain, 5.2 in snow
April63.4°F / 35.9°F3.78 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May70.9°F / 45.7°F4.56 in rain
June76.1°F / 54.1°F4.12 in rain
July79.1°F / 58.1°F5.36 in rain
August78.1°F / 56.6°F3.73 in rain
September73.2°F / 50.2°F3.31 in rain
October63.1°F / 38.8°F2.56 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November52.9°F / 28.6°F2.66 in rain, 1.2 in snow
December43.3°F / 23.3°F3.53 in rain, 7.9 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%.

Raleigh 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 vulnerability47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% 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.

25180 Saxon, WV3 km away
25839 Fairdale, WV4.9 km away
25848 Glen Rogers, WV5.2 km away
25844 Glen Daniel, WV6.9 km away
25007 Arnett, WV7.5 km away
25913 Ravencliff, WV8.8 km away
25932 Surveyor, WV9.4 km away
25174 Rock Creek, WV9.7 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.

Raleigh County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.67 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7673, -81.4156

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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