Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25161: Powellton, WV
ZIP code 25161 uses the postal name Powellton, West Virginia and lies entirely in Fayette County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 510 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $51,397 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 20% of its land lies in Powellton (a census-designated place); 80% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- IRS2022
- Town
- Powellton · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Fayette County
- Census places
- Powellton census-designated place
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 14.9 sq mi · 35 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25161?
25161 centers on 38.053°, -81.319° and covers 14.9 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 25083, 25119, 25139, 25118, 25917.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25161, 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 25161 compare with the rest of Fayette County?
| Measure | 25161 | In Fayette County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 514 | 19th of 45 | 443rd of 738 |
| Median household income | $51k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $71k | not ranked | not ranked |
25161's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (514). 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 35% 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 25161?
The 2020 Census counted 489 people in 25161; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 514. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 514±390 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 489
- Households
- 227
- Median age
- 37.9
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 25161?
Of the 514 people the ACS estimates in 25161, 19.6% are under 18 and 16.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1819.6%
- 18 to 6463.8%
- 65 and older16.5%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
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 25161 earn?
Median household income is $51,397 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $51,397±$38,787
- Income per person
- $24,227
- Below the poverty line
- 15.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $40,540150 returns; wages 83% of AGI (IRS)
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 25161?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $70,600
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 272
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 25161?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25083 | Gallagher | 439 | $33k | 2.9 mi |
| 25119 | Kincaid | 397 | – | 4.0 mi |
| 25139 | Mount Carbon | 498 | – | 4.2 mi |
| 25118 | Kimberly | 409 | – | 4.6 mi |
| 25917 | Scarbro | 1,255 | $60k | 6.0 mi |
| 25152 | Page | 384 | – | 4.5 mi (near) |
| 25075 | Eskdale | 660 | $68k | 4.7 mi (near) |
| 25173 | Robson | 67 | – | 6.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.