Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25823: Coal City, WV
ZIP code 25823 uses the postal name Coal City, West Virginia and lies entirely in Raleigh County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 420 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 12% of its land lies in Coal City (a census-designated place); 89% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Coal City · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Raleigh County
- Census places
- Coal City census-designated place
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 19.2 sq mi · 22 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25823?
25823 centers on 37.666°, -81.183° and covers 19.2 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 25843, 25921, 25832, 25857, 25825, 25853, 25813.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25823, 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 25823 compare with the rest of Raleigh County?
| Measure | 25823 | In Raleigh County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 423 | 22nd of 44 | 490th of 738 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $114k | not ranked | not ranked |
25823's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (423). 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 28% 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 25823?
The 2020 Census counted 1,044 people in 25823; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 423. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 423±292 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,044
- Households
- 217
- Median age
- 44.5
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 25823?
Of the 423 people the ACS estimates in 25823, 18.9% are under 18 and 19.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1818.9%
- 18 to 6461.9%
- 65 and older19.1%
- 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 are homes worth in 25823?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $113,500
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 252
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 25823?
11 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in other services (except public administration) (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Other services (except public administration)4
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 25823?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25843 | Ghent | 986 | $87k | 4.1 mi |
| 25921 | Sophia | 1,989 | $36k | 4.7 mi |
| 25832 | Daniels | 4,818 | $74k | 4.9 mi |
| 25857 | Josephine | 0 | – | 4.9 mi |
| 25825 | Cool Ridge | 2,659 | $58k | 5.7 mi |
| 25853 | Helen | 106 | – | 5.6 mi |
| 25813 | Beaver | 6,958 | $54k | 9.3 mi |
| 25908 | Princewick | 130 | – | 3.4 mi (near) |
| 25878 | Midway | 1,094 | $26k | 3.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.