PlainZIP

Nitro, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nitro, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,579. 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 NITRO-WV · Nitro, WV 1 ZIPs · 8,579 pop · #20654/25278 · Kanawha County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,205
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20654/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clendenin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,579
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $128,600

Nearest income peer: Clendenin, WV ( $1,180 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 Nitro

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

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,579
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,205
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 ($53,205 average) · poverty 19.0%. The primary code (25143) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nitro as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Nitro's single ZIP 25143 carries the town

Nitro is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 25143 is the entire residential footprint (8,579 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Nitro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 227 establishments, 3,137 employees , annual payroll $186,042k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25143 (227 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (31) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Nitro, WV

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

Nitro sits in the lower half of Kanawha County on income: Charleston, Saint Albans and South Charleston report more, Cedar Grove and Cabin Creek report less. Tornado marks the far end of that range at $96,328, 81% above Nitro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25143 8,579 $53,205 227 378
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Nitro 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 Nitro, .