PlainZIP

Elkview, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elkview, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,697. 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 ELKVIEW-WV · Elkview, WV 1 ZIPs · 11,697 pop · #17992/25278 · Kanawha County

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

  • INC-MID $59,710
  • RANK-LOWER #17992/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Dunbar
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,697
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $167,600

Nearest income peer: Dunbar, WV ( $2,447 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 Elkview

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elkview 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, Elkview, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,697
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,710
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,710 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 25071.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elkview as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Elkview reads through its lone ZIP, 25071

11,697 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25071 is not the leading code inside Elkview, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Elkview

Citywide ZBP: 132 establishments, 1,303 employees , annual payroll $67,192k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25071 (132 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (25) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Elkview, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Kanawha County, which covers 42 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elkview. See the Kanawha County roll-up →

Elkview lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Kanawha County: Charleston, South Charleston and Tornado earn more and Saint Albans, Dunbar and Nitro earn less. Tornado marks the far end of that range at $96,328, 61% above Elkview.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25071 11,697 $59,710 132 44
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Elkview 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 Elkview, .