Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 24871: Pageton, WV
ZIP code 24871 uses the postal name Pageton, West Virginia and lies entirely in McDowell County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 670 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $64,167 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Pageton (a census-designated place); 96% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Pageton · its only residential ZIP
- County
- McDowell County
- Census places
- Pageton census-designated place
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 34.9 sq mi · 19 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 24871?
24871 centers on 37.323°, -81.506° and covers 34.9 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 24888, 24830, 24884, 24808, 24836, 24848, 24831, 24605.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 24871, 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 24871 compare with the rest of McDowell County?
| Measure | 24871 | In McDowell County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 667 | 10th of 38 | 387th of 738 |
| Median household income | $64k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $53k | not ranked | not ranked |
24871's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (667). 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 25% 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 24871?
The 2020 Census counted 540 people in 24871; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 667. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 667±387 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 540
- Households
- 174
- Median age
- 26.2
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 24871?
Of the 667 people the ACS estimates in 24871, 21.7% are under 18 and 8.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.9%).
- Under 1821.7%
- 18 to 6469.4%
- 65 and older8.8%
- White, not Hispanic96.9%
- Other or two or more2.1%
- Black, not Hispanic1.0%
- 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 24871 earn?
Median household income is $64,167 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $64,167±$39,471
- Income per person
- $21,211
- Below the poverty line
- 38.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 34.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 10.6%
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 24871?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $53,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 72.4%
- Housing units
- 229
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 24871?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24888 | Thorpe | 90 | $37k | 2.7 mi |
| 24830 | Elbert | 125 | $42k | 3.0 mi |
| 24884 | Squire | 54 | – | 4.3 mi |
| 24808 | Anawalt | 501 | – | 4.6 mi |
| 24836 | Gary | 914 | $36k | 4.7 mi |
| 24848 | Jenkinjones | 112 | $27k | 4.9 mi |
| 24831 | Elkhorn | 393 | $58k | 5.5 mi |
| 24605 | Bluefield, VA | 8,872 | $53k | 9.4 mi |
| 24895 | Wilcoe | 4 | – | 5.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.