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25831 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25831 covers Danese, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,234 and a median household income of $58,629.

Population
1,23421 per square mile
Median age
43.75 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,629about the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
22.7%10.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$134,841up 31.7% in five years
Degree or higher
13.7%21.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.1%9.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
9

Where 25831 is

Danese, 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

Population1,234
Median age43.7
Family households81.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans14.3%
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

Median household income$58,629
Income per person$22,985
Poverty rate22.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k16.7%
$10–15k9.0%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k8.8%
$50–60k13.9%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k17.7%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k6.8%
$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 filed460
Mean adjusted gross income$52,098
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k37.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$92,300
Owner-occupied74.1%
Vacant homes13.5%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house55.8%
Mobile home44.2%
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$134,841as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$134,841$80,767

$80,767 in 2019 to $134,841 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%
High school diploma or higher88.5%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more48.3%
Health

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

Obesity40.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.6% 6.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.1% 13 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29.7% 9.4 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%
Depression31.6% 9.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.7% 11.3 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 medication81.7% 7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 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 screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.4% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.5% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47.3% 11.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.3% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.6% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.6% 1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments9
People employed45
Annual payroll$1,472,000
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 14.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss16.5 out of 100
Community resilience23 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.

Landslide95.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche68.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado7.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.2Very 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$58,629$57,917$78,538
Income per person$22,985$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate22.7%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$92,300$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership74.1%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age43.742.738.7
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 stationOAK HILL, WV US18.7 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January40.7°F / 22.8°F3.48 in rain
February44.2°F / 24.6°F3.28 in rain
March52.3°F / 31.2°F4.18 in rain
April64.3°F / 41°F4.18 in rain
May71.5°F / 49.7°F5.13 in rain
June78.5°F / 57.6°F5.55 in rain
July81.3°F / 61.3°F4.61 in rain
August80.6°F / 60.3°F4.14 in rain
September75.4°F / 54.2°F3.66 in rain
October65.2°F / 42.4°F2.87 in rain
November54.2°F / 33.4°F2.93 in rain
December44.6°F / 27°F3.85 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 supermarket68% 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%.

Fayette 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25864 Layland, WV8 km away
25942 Winona, WV11.1 km away
25976 Meadow Bridge, WV11.5 km away
25936 Thurmond, WV11.7 km away
25868 Lookout, WV12.4 km away
25837 Edmond, WV13.7 km away
25962 Rainelle, WV13.7 km away
25833 Dothan, WV14.6 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.

Fayette County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area57.93 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9567, -80.9379

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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