Forest Hill, WV · standard
ZIP Code 24935
Summers County, West Virginia — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 688
- 9/sq mi
- $37,135
- Median income
- 25.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Forest Hill pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 4th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 24935 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 24935 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 74.8 square miles in Forest Hill, Summers County, West Virginia. The area is home to 688 residents, producing a population density of 9 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 24935 against West Virginia and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 24935 sits at $37,135 (36% below the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $11,729. The poverty rate stands at 54.7% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is — with median rent at — per month, and 91.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 24935 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 25.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 15.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 8 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Summers County, so you can benchmark 24935 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 24935, Forest Hill, WV · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
688
Population
74.8
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 24935?
15.8
Median Age
49.6%
Male
50.4%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$37,135
Median Household Income
-36% vs state
$11,729
Per Capita Income
54.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 24935 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$37,135 4th percentile higher than 4% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
333
Total Housing Units
237
Occupied Units
96
Vacant Units
3.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 24935, employing approximately 3 people with a combined annual payroll of $63,000.
3
Businesses
3
Employees
$63K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 24935 vs 24918 →
ZIP 24935 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25951
Hinton (25951)
6,208 residents
- 24963
Peterstown (24963)
4,095 residents
- 24918 1,677
Ballard (24918)
1,677 residents
- 25979 893
Pipestem (25979)
893 residents
- 24935 688
Forest Hill (24935)
688 residents
- 24981 631
Talcott (24981)
631 residents
- 25978 606
Nimitz (25978)
606 residents
- 24945 393
Greenville (24945)
393 residents
- 24962 186
Pence Springs (24962)
186 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 24935 ranks #5 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 24935 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25978
Nimitz (25978)
$73,913 median income
- 24918
Ballard (24918)
$63,594 median income
- 24963
Peterstown (24963)
$55,179 median income
- 24945
Greenville (24945)
$51,848 median income
- 25979
Pipestem (25979)
$50,132 median income
- 24935
Forest Hill (24935)
$37,135 median income
- 25951
Hinton (25951)
$35,918 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 24935 ranks #6 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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