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25854 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25854 covers Hico, West Virginia, with a population of about 570.

Population
57021 per square mile
Median age
39.91.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate
27.5%15.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$186,218up 51.8% in five years
Degree or higher
29.8%5.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.8%21.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 25854 is

Hico, 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

Population570
Median age39.9
Family households61.3%
Born outside the US1.6%
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

Income per person$32,646
Poverty rate27.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k16.6%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k27.2%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k14.5%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k5.1%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k15.3%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed470
Mean adjusted gross income$55,713
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,800
Owner-occupied86.8%
Vacant homes36%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house60.8%
Mobile home39.2%
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$186,218as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 51.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$186,218$99,740

$99,740 in 2019 to $186,218 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%
High school diploma or higher85.1%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone90%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.4% 6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.9% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.8% 8.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.4% 8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis40.4% 15.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18% 3.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.2% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.4% 9.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.1% 2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.8% 4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.1% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours46% 9.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed119
Annual payroll$4,585,000
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 21.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.2 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.

Landslide97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather71.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche69.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.9Very 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$32,646$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate27.5%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$176,800$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership86.8%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home5%8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%1.7%13.9%
Median age39.942.738.7
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 stationMT NEBO 1 S, WV US13.3 km away
Rain in a year55 in
Snow in a year68 in

Average high and low by month

January38.4°F / 19.1°F4.22 in rain, 21.1 in snow
February42.6°F / 21.9°F3.65 in rain, 14.8 in snow
March50.5°F / 27.3°F4.91 in rain, 12.8 in snow
April63.7°F / 36.8°F4.82 in rain, 3.2 in snow
May71.9°F / 46.4°F5.6 in rain
June78.5°F / 54.2°F5.67 in rain
July81.2°F / 58.5°F6.1 in rain
August80.1°F / 57.1°F4.57 in rain
September75.2°F / 50°F4.34 in rain
October64.1°F / 38.3°F3.69 in rain, 2 in snow
November51.9°F / 29.5°F3.62 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December42.6°F / 24°F4.22 in rain, 11.9 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25868 Lookout, WV4.9 km away
25938 Victor, WV6.9 km away
25942 Winona, WV7.4 km away
26680 Nallen, WV7.6 km away
25837 Edmond, WV8.6 km away
25862 Lansing, WV8.7 km away
26678 Mount Lookout, WV9.3 km away
26684 Pool, WV10.6 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 area27.56 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.1094, -80.9638

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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