Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 24828: Davy, WV
ZIP code 24828 uses the postal name Davy, West Virginia and lies mostly in McDowell County (86% of its land) with the rest in Wyoming County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 430 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $17,424 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 8% of its land lies in Davy; 92% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Davy · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McDowell County (86%); Wyoming County (14%)
- Census places
- Davy
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 15.0 sq mi · 29 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 24828?
24828 centers on 37.498°, -81.671° and covers 15.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 24834, 24843, 24816, 24881, 24878, 24801.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24828, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 24828 compare with the rest of McDowell County?
| Measure | 24828 | In McDowell County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 429 | 15th of 38 | 484th of 738 |
| Median household income | $17k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
24828's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (429). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 32% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 24828?
The 2020 Census counted 602 people in 24828; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 429. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 429±262 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 602
- Households
- 176
- Median age
- 63.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 24828?
Of the 429 people the ACS estimates in 24828, 17.0% are under 18 and 41.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (93.9%).
- Under 1817.0%
- 18 to 6442.0%
- 65 and older41.0%
- White, not Hispanic93.9%
- Hispanic or Latino6.1%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 24828 earn?
Median household income is $17,424 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $17,424±$11,779
- Income per person
- $11,079
- Below the poverty line
- 42.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 21.5%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $41,805220 returns; wages 85% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 24828?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 97.2%
- Housing units
- 317
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 24828?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24834 | Fanrock | 996 | $59k | 2.0 mi |
| 24843 | Hensley | 0 | – | 2.3 mi |
| 24816 | Big Sandy | 113 | – | 3.2 mi |
| 24881 | Roderfield | 82 | – | 3.8 mi |
| 24878 | Premier | 279 | $33k | 4.8 mi |
| 24801 | Welch | 4,745 | $29k | 6.8 mi |
| 24844 | Iaeger | 1,049 | $26k | 6.7 mi (near) |
| 24839 | Hanover | 495 | $39k | 7.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.