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25920 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25920 covers Slab Fork, West Virginia.

Median age
33.94.8 points below the US average
Poverty rate
70.7%58.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher
8.7%26.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 25920 is

Slab Fork, 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

Median age33.9
Family households100%
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%
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

Poverty rate70.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance57.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k57.4%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more42.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes0%

What the homes are

Mobile home100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%
High school diploma or higher76.4%
Health

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

Obesity42.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46% 11.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.6% 10.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression33.1% 11.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.4% 14.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13% 3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.4% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.3% 6.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.2% 14.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.2% 13.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.4% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.4% 7.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.5% 7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13.1% 4.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours43.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost32% 19 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 rate70.7%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership100%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate77.8%5.7%5.2%
Works from home8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%1.7%13.9%
Median age33.942.738.7
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 stationMULLENS 3 E, WV US12.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January42.7°F / 22.4°F3.9 in rain
February46.9°F / 24.4°F3.5 in rain
March55.9°F / 30.1°F4.5 in rain
April68.3°F / 38.6°F4.22 in rain
May75.7°F / 48.9°F5.05 in rain
June82°F / 57.5°F4.5 in rain
July85.1°F / 61.9°F5.53 in rain
August83.7°F / 60.8°F4.2 in rain
September78.4°F / 54.1°F3.11 in rain
October68°F / 41.3°F2.94 in rain
November56.5°F / 30.8°F3.13 in rain
December46.3°F / 26.2°F4.06 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 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.

25865 Lester, WV4.9 km away
25853 Helen, WV5.8 km away
25849 Glen White, WV6.8 km away
25908 Princewick, WV7 km away
25870 Maben, WV7.5 km away
25921 Sophia, WV7.7 km away
25932 Surveyor, WV8 km away
25915 Rhodell, WV8.6 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.

Raleigh County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.67 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6871, -81.3340

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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