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25866 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25866 covers Lochgelly, West Virginia, with a median household income of $66,042.

Median household income
$66,0421.1× the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 25866 is

Lochgelly, 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

Family households82.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans10.4%
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

Median household income$66,042
Income per person$23,334
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k17.2%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k17.2%
$60–75k21.3%
$75–100k31.1%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes20.8%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house70.1%
Mobile home29.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher82.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone90.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.1% 6.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.5% 11.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.9% 11 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.9% 11.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.3% 16.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13% 6.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.1% 13.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.1% 9.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.4% 4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.8% 6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.7% 6.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.6% 9.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 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 establishments6
People employed67
Annual payroll$3,738,000
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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 31.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss13.2 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.

Lightning99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.8Very 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$66,042$57,917$78,538
Income per person$23,334$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership82.8%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%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 stationOAK HILL, WV US4.4 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

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 vulnerability83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport95more vulnerable than 95% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25901 Oak Hill, WV4.3 km away
25879 Minden, WV4.7 km away
25917 Scarbro, WV6.9 km away
25840 Fayetteville, WV7.4 km away
25855 Hilltop, WV7.6 km away
25833 Dothan, WV7.8 km away
25936 Thurmond, WV8.9 km away
25846 Glen Jean, WV9.4 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 area2.27 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.0107, -81.1451

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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