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25984 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25984 covers Rupert, West Virginia, with a population of about 1,957 and a median household income of $27,825.

Population
1,95735 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$27,82552% below the West Virginia median
Poverty rate
45%32.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$114,229up 1.6% in five years
Median rent
$59330% below the West Virginia median
Degree or higher
14.7%20.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.4%7.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
22

Where 25984 is

Rupert, 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

Population1,957
Median age39.5
Family households74.9%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)81.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans6.1%
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$27,825
Income per person$18,236
Poverty rate45%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance42.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.4%
$10–15k8.1%
$15–20k4.9%
$20–25k18.7%
$25–30k11.7%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k2.4%
$75–100k7.2%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k2.0%
$150–200k3.2%
$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 filed620
Mean adjusted gross income$42,432
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k40.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,400
Median gross rent$593
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied72.4%
Vacant homes10.3%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house57.7%
2 to 4 units4.3%
5 to 19 units1.1%
Mobile home36.9%
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$114,229as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 1.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 48%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$125,344$72,683

$72,683 in 2015 to $114,229 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%
High school diploma or higher75%
Works from home1.1%
Drives to work alone87.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.1%
Health

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

Obesity44.5% 11.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes28.5% 15.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.8% 15.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36.3% 16 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression32.3% 10.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity43.8% 18.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis43.7% 18.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.7% 6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability24.6% 9.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD17.5% 10.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist40.6% 20.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability47.9% 17.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.1% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps34.7% 20.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.4% 8.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability16.7% 8.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14% 4.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)24.8% 8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability27.2% 13.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)23.4% 9.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat17.1% 8.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost34.3% 21.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9.8% 4.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments22
People employed340
Annual payroll$21,742,000
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 93.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss89.1 out of 100
Community resilience40 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.

Landslide99.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche61Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave0Very 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$27,825$57,917$78,538
Income per person$18,236$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate45%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$76,400$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$593$850$1,348
Homeownership72.4%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%23.3%35%
Unemployment rate12.5%5.7%5.2%
Works from home1.1%8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%1.7%13.9%
Median age39.542.738.7
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 stationRUPERT 4 N, WV US5.6 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January34.2°F / 18.6°F4.09 in rain
February37.8°F / 20.6°F4.02 in rain
March46.4°F / 28.3°F5.09 in rain
April58.7°F / 38°F4.43 in rain
May67.1°F / 46.8°F5.58 in rain
June73.1°F / 54.5°F4.78 in rain
July76.6°F / 58.1°F5.41 in rain
August75.9°F / 57.4°F4.18 in rain
September70.5°F / 51.3°F3.92 in rain
October60°F / 40.2°F3.14 in rain
November47.8°F / 30.5°F3.98 in rain
December38.1°F / 23.3°F4.72 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 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%.

Greenbrier 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

24931 Crawley, WV4.7 km away
25958 Charmco, WV7 km away
25972 Leslie, WV9.7 km away
25962 Rainelle, WV9.9 km away
24977 Smoot, WV10.2 km away
25981 Quinwood, WV10.4 km away
25986 Spring Dale, WV15.3 km away
24991 Williamsburg, WV15.5 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.

Greenbrier County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area56.2 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq mi
Population density35 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.9685, -80.6696

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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