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ZIP Code 24887
McDowell County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 67
- 9/sq mi
ZIP code 24887 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Switchback, McDowell County, West Virginia, home to just 67 residents across 7.5 square miles, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 24887, but per-capita income is -. Poverty here runs at -, with unemployment measured at -. The typical home here is valued at -; renters pay a median of - monthly, and - of units are owner-occupied.
Education and household profile round out the picture: - of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is -, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 24887, plus 6 more within McDowell County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 24887, Switchback, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
67
Population
7.5
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 24887?
-
Median Age
-
Male
-
Female
-
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
0
Total Housing Units
0
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 24887 vs 24831 →
ZIP 24887 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 24868
Northfork (24868)
1,686 residents
- 24635
Pocahontas (24635)
1,650 residents
- 24808
Anawalt (24808)
675 residents
- 24715 594
Bramwell (24715)
594 residents
- 24871 309
Pageton (24871)
309 residents
- 24861 307
Maybeury (24861)
307 residents
- 24848 262
Jenkinjones (24848)
262 residents
- 24831 250
Elkhorn (24831)
250 residents
- 24606 170
Boissevain (24606)
170 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 24887 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24831 | Elkhorn, WV | 250 | 1.4 mi |
| 24861 | Maybeury, WV | 307 | 2.1 mi |
| 24868 | Northfork, WV | 1,686 | 3.1 mi |
| 24808 | Anawalt, WV | 675 | 2.8 mi |
| 24871 | Pageton, WV | 309 | 3.9 mi |
| 24606 | Boissevain, VA | 170 | 6.0 mi |
| 24888 | Thorpe, WV | 167 | 5.1 mi |
| 24715 | Bramwell, WV | 594 | 4.5 mi |
| 24635 | Pocahontas, VA | 1,650 | 5.3 mi |
| 24848 | Jenkinjones, WV | 262 | 6.4 mi |
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