Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25557: Ranger, WV
ZIP code 25557 uses the postal name Ranger, West Virginia and lies entirely in Lincoln County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $30,804 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Ranger · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lincoln County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 44.2 sq mi · 28 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25557?
25557 centers on 38.100°, -82.154° and covers 44.2 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 25540, 25524, 25534, 25506, 25512, 25565.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25557, 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 25557 compare with the rest of Lincoln County?
| Measure | 25557 | In Lincoln County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,251 | 11th of 20 | 258th of 738 |
| Median household income | $31k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | – | – |
25557's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$14,045) is more than a quarter of the figure ($30,804). 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 32% 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 25557?
The 2020 Census counted 1,320 people in 25557; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,251. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 24.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,251±390 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,320−24.7% since 2010 (1,754)
- Households
- 674
- Median age
- 56.1
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 25557?
Of the 1,251 people the ACS estimates in 25557, 9.5% are under 18 and 21.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 189.5%
- 18 to 6468.7%
- 65 and older21.8%
- 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 25557 earn?
Median household income is $30,804 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($38,993 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $30,804±$14,045
- Income per person
- $23,917
- Below the poverty line
- 21.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 5.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 1.4%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $43,847380 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 25557?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 84.1%
- Housing units
- 781
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 25557?
4 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 25557?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25540 | Midkiff | 192 | <$2,500 | 4.0 mi |
| 25524 | Harts | 2,533 | $40k | 5.8 mi |
| 25534 | Kiahsville | 65 | – | 6.7 mi |
| 25506 | Branchland | 5,299 | $44k | 7.9 mi |
| 25512 | East Lynn | 932 | $37k | 9.8 mi |
| 25565 | Spurlockville | 774 | $35k | 9.9 mi |
| 25505 | Big Creek | 380 | – | 8.7 mi (near) |
| 25544 | Myra | 16 | – | 9.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.