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Welch, WV

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Welch, WV: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,858. 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 WELCH-WV · Welch, WV 1 ZIPs · 3,858 pop · #24860/25278 · McDowell County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $29,330
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24860/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Northfork
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,858
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $57,800

Nearest income peer: Northfork, WV (+ $929 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 Welch

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

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,858
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$29,330
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 ($29,330 average) · poverty 30.2%. The primary code (24801) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Welch as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Welch's single ZIP 24801 carries the town

Welch is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 24801 is the entire residential footprint (3,858 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Welch's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 87 establishments, 1,095 employees , annual payroll $31,908k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 24801 (87 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (18) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Welch, WV

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

Welch lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing McDowell County: Northfork, War and Gary earn more and Iaeger, Bradshaw and Davy earn less. Kimball marks the far end of that range at $13,092, 55% below Welch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
24801 3,858 $29,330 87 27
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Welch 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 Welch, .