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Matewan, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Matewan, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,595. 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 MATEWAN-WV · Matewan, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,595 pop · #24343/25278 · Mingo County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $36,486
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24343/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kermit
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,595
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $96,300

Nearest income peer: Kermit, WV (+ $2,009 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 Matewan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Matewan 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, Matewan, 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.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,595
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,486
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 ($36,486 average) · poverty 30.0%. The primary code (25678) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.9%) for this income tier, rent $396 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Matewan reads through its lone ZIP, 25678

1,595 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25678 is not the leading code inside Matewan, 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 Matewan

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 91 employees , annual payroll $2,301k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25678 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Matewan, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Mingo County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Matewan. See the Mingo County roll-up →

Matewan lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Mingo County: Kermit, Gilbert and Dingess earn more and Williamson, Delbarton and Red Jacket earn less. Baisden marks the far end of that range at $82,961, 127% above Matewan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25678 1,595 $36,486 18 24
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Matewan 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 Matewan, .