Left Hand, WV
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Left Hand, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 429. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LEFT-HAND-WV · Left Hand, WV 1 ZIPs · 429 pop · #20081/25278 · Roane County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $54,741
- RANK-LOWER #20081/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Gandeeville
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 429
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $187,100
Nearest income peer: Gandeeville, WV ( $5,764 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 Left Hand
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Left Hand on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Looneyville · lowest
Looneyville · lowest
$35,417 median HH income
- Reedy · near
Reedy · near
$44,129 median HH income
- Spencer · near
Spencer · near
$44,805 median HH income
- Walton · near
Walton · near
$45,250 median HH income
- Gandeeville · near
Gandeeville · near
$48,977 median HH income
- Left Hand · this city
Left Hand · this city
$54,741 median HH income
- Newton · highest
Newton · highest
$71,250 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Left Hand, WV sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 21st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 429
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $54,741
- 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 ($54,741 average) · poverty 4.0%. The primary code (25251) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Left Hand as a pure owner town.
Within West Virginia, Mabie is the closest lower-income city and Leon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Left Hand.
Population concentration
Left Hand's single ZIP 25251 carries the town
Left Hand is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 25251 is the entire residential footprint (429 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Left Hand
Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 1 employees , annual payroll $32k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25251 (3 units) .
ZIP Codes in Left Hand, WV
These ZIP codes sit in Roane County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Left Hand. See the Roane County roll-up →
Left Hand sits in the upper half of Roane County on income: Spencer, Walton and Reedy report less, while Newton reports more. Looneyville marks the far end of that range at $35,417, 35% below Left Hand.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25251 | 429 | $54,741 | 3 | 11 |
Left Hand 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 Left Hand, .