PlainZIP

Bluefield, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bluefield, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,786. 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 BLUEFIELD-WV · Bluefield, WV 1 ZIPs · 20,786 pop · #21626/25278 · Mercer County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,455
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21626/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,786
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $105,000

Nearest income peer: Rock, WV ( $2,252 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 Bluefield

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bluefield 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, Bluefield, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,786
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,455
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 ($50,455 average) · poverty 17.0%. The primary code (24701) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bluefield as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bluefield reads through its lone ZIP, 24701

20,786 ACS residents, one ZIP: 24701 is not the leading code inside Bluefield, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bluefield's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 397 establishments, 4,519 employees , annual payroll $188,159k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24701 (397 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (78) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Bluefield, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bluefield. See the Mercer County roll-up →

Bluefield lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Mercer County: Athens, Lerona and Bramwell earn more and Princeton, Rock and Spanishburg earn less. Camp Creek marks the far end of that range at $135,568, 169% above Bluefield.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24701 20,786 $50,455 397 125
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Bluefield 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 Bluefield, .