Lake, WV · standard
ZIP Code 25121
Logan County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 972
- 23/sq mi
- $58,422
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Lake pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 23
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 25121 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 25121 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lake, Logan County, West Virginia, home to just 972 residents across 43.2 square miles, a density of 23 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 25121 reports a modest median household income of $58,422 (1% above the West Virginia average), while per-capita income is $24,682. The poverty rate stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. Housing costs here run - for a typical home value, with rent averaging - a month; 74.9% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.5, and the average commute is -. We also surface 10 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Logan County, so you can benchmark 25121 against its immediate geography rather than a 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 25121, Lake, 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
972
Population
43.2
Area (sq mi)
23
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 25121?
46.5
Median Age
55.2%
Male
44.8%
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?
$58,422
Median Household Income
+1% vs state
$24,682
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 25121 ranks nationally
Lake, WV household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$58,422 26th percentile higher than 26% 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?
420
Total Housing Units
375
Occupied Units
45
Vacant Units
2.53
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 25121, employing approximately 117 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,501,000.
5
Businesses
117
Employees
$7.5M
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 25121 vs 25108 →
ZIP 25121 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25121
Lake (25121)
972 residents
- 25547
Pecks Mill (25547)
969 residents
- 25646
Stollings (25646)
940 residents
- 25108
Hewett (25108)
692 residents
- 25639
Peach Creek (25639)
608 residents
- 25624
Henlawson (25624)
480 residents
- 25047
Clothier (25047)
411 residents
- 25654 310
Yolyn (25654)
310 residents
- 25076 298
Ethel (25076)
298 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 25121 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 25121 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25108
Hewett (25108)
$85,388 median income
- 25121
Lake (25121)
$58,422 median income
- 25047
Clothier (25047)
$39,250 median income
- 25646
Stollings (25646)
$37,500 median income
- 25639 $24,902
Peach Creek (25639)
$24,902 median income
- 25624 $14,339
Henlawson (25624)
$14,339 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 25121 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25108 | Hewett, WV | 692 | 3.7 mi |
| 25547 | Pecks Mill, WV | 969 | 3.5 mi |
| 25183 | Sharples, WV | 73 | 4.6 mi |
| 25646 | Stollings, WV | 940 | 5.8 mi |
| 25076 | Ethel, WV | 298 | 3.9 mi |
| 25639 | Peach Creek, WV | 608 | 3.9 mi |
| 25624 | Henlawson, WV | 480 | 4.6 mi |
| 25203 | Turtle Creek, WV | 89 | 6.9 mi |
| 25654 | Yolyn, WV | 310 | 7.7 mi |
| 25047 | Clothier, WV | 411 | 7.5 mi |
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