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25989 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 25989 covers White Oak, West Virginia.

Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$201,738
Degree or higher
14.2%20.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
57.6%7.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 25989 is

White Oak, 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 households73.4%
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

Income per person$25,201
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k20.3%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k28.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k28.5%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k22.8%
$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 filed170
Mean adjusted gross income$54,271
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k23.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$186,000
Owner-occupied57.6%
Vacant homes28.8%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house50.9%
Mobile home49.1%
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$201,738as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%
High school diploma or higher74.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone76.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity37.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.3% 3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression30.1% 8.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.4% 5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39.6% 14.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.4% 2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.5% 6.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.5% 9.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.9% 3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed17
Annual payroll$650,000
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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 46.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss39.4 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.

Landslide95Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche67.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.8Very 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$57,917$78,538
Income per person$25,201$32,949$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%16.6%12.4%
Median home value$186,000$155,600$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,348
Homeownership57.6%74.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%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 stationBECKLEY RALEIGH CO AP, WV US11 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January40.5°F / 24°F3.13 in rain, 15.5 in snow
February44.2°F / 26.6°F3.12 in rain, 15.2 in snow
March52.5°F / 33.1°F4.03 in rain, 8.9 in snow
April64.4°F / 42.6°F3.58 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May71.5°F / 51.1°F4.68 in rain
June77.8°F / 58.7°F4.3 in rain
July80.7°F / 62.4°F5 in rain
August79.9°F / 61.1°F3.68 in rain
September74.4°F / 55°F3.2 in rain
October64.3°F / 44.2°F2.73 in rain, 1.4 in snow
November53.2°F / 34.7°F2.8 in rain, 2.3 in snow
December43.9°F / 28°F3.29 in rain, 11.1 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

25825 Cool Ridge, WV3.5 km away
25832 Daniels, WV4.8 km away
25813 Beaver, WV6.5 km away
25918 Shady Spring, WV7.4 km away
25843 Ghent, WV8.4 km away
25969 Jumping Branch, WV10.3 km away
25911 Raleigh, WV11.1 km away
25823 Coal City, WV12.2 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 area4.33 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.6929, -81.0729

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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