PlainZIP

South Charleston, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Charleston, WV: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 20,468. 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 SOUTH-CHARLESTON-WV · South Charleston, WV 2 ZIPs · 20,468 pop · #14527/25278 · Kanawha County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $66,905
  • RANK-MID #14527/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Eskdale
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,468
  • SPREAD-MOD 25309→25303
  • HOME-LOW $165,600

Nearest income peer: Eskdale, WV (+ $1,178 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 South Charleston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Charleston 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, South Charleston, WV sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,468
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,905
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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,905 and poverty 13.7% concentrate in 25309.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Charleston as a pure owner town.

Within West Virginia, Prichard is the closest lower-income city and Triadelphia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Charleston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside South Charleston differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in South Charleston: $57,937 in ZIP 25309 to $75,872 in 25303. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

25309 to 25303

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

25309 to 25303

Poverty-rate spread
4.7 points

25303 to 25309

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 25309 skews compact South Charleston

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 25309 covers about 65% of South Charleston's 20,468 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in South Charleston

Citywide ZBP: 602 establishments, 13,750 employees , annual payroll $676,874k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 25309 (363 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (114) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in South Charleston, WV

These ZIP codes sit in Kanawha County, which covers 42 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in South Charleston. See the Kanawha County roll-up →

South Charleston sits in the upper half of Kanawha County on income: Charleston, Saint Albans and Elkview report less, while Tornado and East Bank report more. Cabin Creek marks the far end of that range at $33,995, 49% below South Charleston.

Side-by-side: Compare 25309 vs 25303 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
25309 13,356 $57,937 363 146
25303 7,112 $75,872 239 780
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South Charleston 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 South Charleston, .