Switchback, WV · standard
ZIP Code 24887
McDowell County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 67
- 9/sq mi Low-density area
National ZIP placement
Switchback has 67 residents, placing it among the least populous of the 33,099 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 9 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 24887 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
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.
With fewer than 100 residents on file, this page keeps the Census figures below and skips the multi-chart expansion used on larger ZIPs. Small-N ACS estimates are already unstable enough without padding the page around them.
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
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Female
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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)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 24887 in?
ZIP code 24887 (Switchback) is located in McDowell County, West Virginia. McDowell County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/mcdowell-wv.
What is the population of ZIP code 24887?
ZIP code 24887 in Switchback, WV has a population of 67 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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