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25966 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25966 covers Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Median age
45.87.1 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$160,900about the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
20.9%14.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 25966 is

Green Sulphur Springs, 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 age45.8
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)23.9%
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$26,830
Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$160,900
Vacant homes37.1%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%
High school diploma or higher47.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone87.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more68.8%
Health

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

Obesity41.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes23.1% 11.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.1% 12.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.5% 20.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health34.7% 14.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity40.8% 15.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis48.7% 23.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.1% 9.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease13.8% 7.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83% 6.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD17.4% 10.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.9% 12.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.6% 15.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps26% 11.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol49.9% 13.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.3% 13.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)22.7% 9.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.3% 3.3 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 hours41% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.4% 3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed23
Annual payroll$694,000
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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 63.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss55.1 out of 100
Community resilience18.6 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.

Landslide97.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche59.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave1.4Very 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$26,830$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate0%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$160,900$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.7%5.2%
Works from home0%8%13.5%
Born outside the US3%1.7%13.9%
Median age45.842.738.7
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 stationBLUESTONE LAKE, WV US0.9 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year19 in

Average high and low by month

January42.2°F / 24.8°F3.06 in rain, 6 in snow
February46.5°F / 27.4°F2.86 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March55.9°F / 33.1°F3.73 in rain, 2.9 in snow
April67.5°F / 42°F3.67 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May75.5°F / 51.4°F4.6 in rain
June82.5°F / 60.4°F3.85 in rain
July85.4°F / 64.3°F4.22 in rain
August84.3°F / 63.7°F3.57 in rain
September78.7°F / 57.4°F3.15 in rain
October67.8°F / 44.8°F2.65 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November55.6°F / 34.5°F2.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December44.9°F / 28.5°F3.22 in rain, 4 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%.

Summers 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25951 Hinton, WV1.9 km away
25978 Nimitz, WV6.3 km away
24935 Forest Hill, WV11.4 km away
25969 Jumping Branch, WV11.4 km away
24981 Talcott, WV11.6 km away
25985 Sandstone, WV12.4 km away
24985 Wayside, WV13.1 km away
24962 Pence Springs, WV13.9 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.

Summers County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.16 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6485, -80.8774

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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