PlainZIP

War, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for War, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,513. 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 WAR-WV · War, WV 1 ZIPs · 1,513 pop · #24313/25278 · McDowell County

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

  • INC-LOW $36,707
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24313/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gary
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,513
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $44,200

Nearest income peer: Gary, WV ( $457 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 War

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest War on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, War, 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
1,513
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,707
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 ($36,707 average) · poverty 24.3%. The primary code (24892) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (51.1%) for this income tier, rent $726 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 24892, is all of War

There is no split to weigh here: 24892 holds every one of War's 1,513 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP War

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 173 employees , annual payroll $10,422k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24892 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in War, WV

These ZIP codes sit in McDowell County, which covers 32 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in War. See the McDowell County roll-up →

War sits in the upper half of McDowell County on income: Welch, Iaeger and Northfork report less, while Panther reports more. Kimball marks the far end of that range at $13,092, 64% below War.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24892 1,513 $36,707 20 27
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