PlainZIP

Paw Paw, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Paw Paw, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,521. 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 PAW-PAW-WV · Paw Paw, WV 1 ZIPs · 2,521 pop · #15647/25278 · Hampshire County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,487
  • RANK-LOWER #15647/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Purgitsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,521
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,500

Nearest income peer: Purgitsville, WV ( $1,266 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 Paw Paw

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

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,521
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,487
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 $64,487 and poverty 5.1% concentrate in 25434.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within West Virginia, New Martinsville is the closest lower-income city and Old Fields the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Paw Paw.

Population concentration

Paw Paw reads through its lone ZIP, 25434

2,521 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25434 is not the leading code inside Paw Paw, 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 Paw Paw

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 51 employees , annual payroll $2,413k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25434 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Paw Paw, WV

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

Paw Paw sits in the lower half of Hampshire County on income: Augusta, Capon Bridge and Springfield report more, Romney and Shanks report less. Slanesville marks the far end of that range at $132,614, 106% above Paw Paw.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25434 2,521 $64,487 17 14
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Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw, .