PlainZIP

Beckley, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Beckley, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 33,590. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BECKLEY-WV · Beckley, WV 1 ZIPs · 33,590 pop · #19248/25278 · Raleigh County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $56,836
  • RANK-LOWER #19248/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cool Ridge
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 67% owners
  • POP-SMALL 33,590
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,900

Nearest income peer: Cool Ridge, WV (+ $959 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Beckley

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Beckley on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Beckley, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
33,590
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,836
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,836 average) · poverty 23.4%. The primary code (25801) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Beckley as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Belle is the closest lower-income city and Pennsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Beckley.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 25801, is all of Beckley

There is no split to weigh here: 25801 holds every one of Beckley's 33,590 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Beckley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,009 establishments, 17,612 employees , annual payroll $825,954k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25801 (1,009 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (248) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Beckley, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Raleigh County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Beckley. See the Raleigh County roll-up →

Beckley sits in the upper half of Raleigh County on income: Beaver, Mount Hope and Crab Orchard report less, while Shady Spring and Daniels report more. Midway marks the far end of that range at $25,878, 54% below Beckley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25801 33,590 $56,836 1,009 157
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Beckley roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Beckley, .