PlainZIP

Ranson, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ranson, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,266. 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 RANSON-WV · Ranson, WV 1 ZIPs · 6,266 pop · #8658/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,875
  • RANK-UPPER #8658/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kearneysville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,266
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $254,400

Nearest income peer: Kearneysville, WV (+ $4,931 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 Ranson

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,266
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,875
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 25438 (6,266 residents). Household income $81,875 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ranson as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Buffalo is the closest lower-income city and Bruceton Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ranson.

Population concentration

Ranson reads through its lone ZIP, 25438

6,266 ACS residents, one ZIP: 25438 is not the leading code inside Ranson, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ranson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 2,076 employees , annual payroll $78,855k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25438 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (28) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ranson, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ranson. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Ranson sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Charles Town, Harpers Ferry and Kearneysville report more, and only Millville reports less. Summit Point marks the far end of that range at $119,853, 46% above Ranson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25438 6,266 $81,875 140 273
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Ranson 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 Ranson, .