Eccles, WV · standard
ZIP Code 25836
Raleigh County, West Virginia - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 488
- 97/sq mi
- $168,400
- Median home value
- 20.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Eccles pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 97
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 25836 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 25836 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Eccles, Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to just 488 residents across 5.0 square miles, a density of 97 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 25836, but per-capita income is $26,622. 21.9% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $168,400 (22% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 91.0% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.2, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 10 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Raleigh County, letting you compare 25836 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline 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 25836, Eccles, 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
488
Population
5.0
Area (sq mi)
97
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 25836?
41.2
Median Age
41.7%
Male
58.3%
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?
$26,622
Per Capita Income
21.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
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?
492
Total Housing Units
455
Occupied Units
37
Vacant Units
2.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$168,400
Median Home Value
+22% vs state
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 25836 vs 25849 →
ZIP 25836 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 25801
Beckley (25801)
33,590 residents
- 25827 2,488
Crab Orchard (25827)
2,488 residents
- 25878 930
Midway (25878)
930 residents
- 25871 695
Mabscott (25871)
695 residents
- 25839 691
Fairdale (25839)
691 residents
- 25873 607
Mac Arthur (25873)
607 residents
- 25836 488
Eccles (25836)
488 residents
- 25932 339
Surveyor (25932)
339 residents
- 25849 266
Glen White (25849)
266 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 25836 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25849 | Glen White, WV | 266 | 3.3 mi |
| 25801 | Beckley, WV | 33,590 | 2.8 mi |
| 25932 | Surveyor, WV | 339 | 2.4 mi |
| 25827 | Crab Orchard, WV | 2,488 | 2.9 mi |
| 25871 | Mabscott, WV | 695 | 3.5 mi |
| 25873 | Mac Arthur, WV | 607 | 3.6 mi |
| 25878 | Midway, WV | 930 | 4.7 mi |
| 25839 | Fairdale, WV | 691 | 5.9 mi |
| 25908 | Princewick, WV | 172 | 7.3 mi |
| 25911 | Raleigh, WV | 55 | 5.9 mi |
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