ZIP 25512 vs ZIP 25570

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25512 (East Lynn, WV) and ZIP 25570 (Wayne, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25512 has a population of 1,237 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 25570 has 6,640 at 33 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 25512 reports a median household income of $36,964 against $48,947 in ZIP 25570, with per-capita income of $23,482 vs $28,775. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.2% in 25512 and 12.3% in 25570. Poverty rate reads 23.3% vs 17.6%, and unemployment 13.2% vs 3.2% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $83,800 in 25512 versus $107,100 in 25570, with median rent of $695 and $810 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.4% vs 80.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.