Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 24831: Elkhorn, WV
ZIP code 24831 uses the postal name Elkhorn, West Virginia and lies entirely in McDowell County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 390 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $57,652 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Elkhorn · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McDowell County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 13.1 sq mi · 30 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 24831?
24831 centers on 37.389°, -81.451° and covers 13.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 24855, 24888, 24887, 24808, 24868, 24871, 24861, 24853.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24831, 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 24831 compare with the rest of McDowell County?
| Measure | 24831 | In McDowell County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 393 | 18th of 38 | 502nd of 738 |
| Median household income | $58k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
24831's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (393). 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 33% 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 24831?
The 2020 Census counted 265 people in 24831; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 393. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 393±235 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 265
- Households
- 128
- Median age
- 41.8
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 24831?
Of the 393 people the ACS estimates in 24831, 22.1% are under 18 and 14.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (66.4%), then Other or two or more (17.6%).
- Under 1822.1%
- 18 to 6463.1%
- 65 and older14.8%
- White, not Hispanic66.4%
- Other or two or more17.6%
- Black, not Hispanic16.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 24831 earn?
Median household income is $57,652 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $57,652±$48,037
- Income per person
- $15,727
- Below the poverty line
- 24.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 10.8%
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 24831?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 180
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 24831?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24855 | Kyle | 39 | – | 2.0 mi |
| 24888 | Thorpe | 90 | $37k | 2.8 mi |
| 24887 | Switchback | 0 | – | 3.6 mi |
| 24808 | Anawalt | 501 | – | 4.4 mi |
| 24868 | Northfork | 999 | $30k | 4.8 mi |
| 24871 | Pageton | 667 | $64k | 5.5 mi |
| 24861 | Maybeury | 90 | – | 5.6 mi |
| 24853 | Kimball | 458 | $13k | 6.0 mi |
| 24836 | Gary | 914 | $36k | 5.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.