Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25696: Varney, WV
ZIP code 25696 uses the postal name Varney, West Virginia and lies entirely in Mingo County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $48,077 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies mostly outside any Census place; 1% is in small places.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Varney · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Mingo County
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 20.1 sq mi · 62 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25696?
25696 centers on 37.663°, -82.055° and covers 20.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 25692, 25644, 25690, 25688, 25670, 25621.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25696, 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 25696 compare with the rest of Mingo County?
| Measure | 25696 | In Mingo County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,241 | 8th of 20 | 260th of 738 |
| Median household income | $48k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $109k | not ranked | not ranked |
25696's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$22,211) is more than a quarter of the figure ($48,077); 25696's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$37,957) is more than a quarter of the figure ($109,400). 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 46% 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 25696?
The 2020 Census counted 1,290 people in 25696; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,241. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,241±422 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,290
- Households
- 522
- Median age
- 41.0
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 25696?
Of the 1,241 people the ACS estimates in 25696, 18.9% are under 18 and 22.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.5%).
- Under 1818.9%
- 18 to 6458.7%
- 65 and older22.4%
- White, not Hispanic95.5%
- Other or two or more3.1%
- Hispanic or Latino1.3%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.1%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
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 25696 earn?
Median household income is $48,077 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $48,077±$22,211
- Income per person
- $25,721
- Below the poverty line
- 22.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 23.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 4.6%
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 25696?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $109,400
- Median gross rent
- $826
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 74.9%
- Housing units
- 600
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 25696?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25692 | Red Jacket | 1,395 | $23k | 3.3 mi |
| 25644 | Sarah Ann | 761 | $89k | 3.4 mi |
| 25690 | Ragland | 742 | $64k | 5.8 mi |
| 25688 | North Matewan | 361 | – | 5.8 mi |
| 25670 | Delbarton | 3,203 | $33k | 7.6 mi |
| 25621 | Gilbert | 1,739 | $52k | 9.3 mi |
| 25638 | Omar | 249 | $90k | 5.2 mi (near) |
| 25678 | Matewan | 1,336 | $37k | 5.6 mi (near) |
| 25672 | Edgarton | 377 | – | 6.9 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.