Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25839: Fairdale, WV
ZIP code 25839 uses the postal name Fairdale, West Virginia and lies entirely in Raleigh County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 390 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 17% of its land lies in Bolt (a census-designated place); 83% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Fairdale · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Raleigh County
- Census places
- Bolt census-designated place
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 5.1 sq mi · 77 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25839?
25839 centers on 37.778°, -81.387° and covers 5.1 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 25817, 25844, 25865.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25839, 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 25839 compare with the rest of Raleigh County?
| Measure | 25839 | In Raleigh County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 390 | 23rd of 44 | 504th of 738 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
25839's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (390). 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 50% 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 25839?
The 2020 Census counted 974 people in 25839; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 390. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 390±292 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 974
- Households
- 178
- Median age
- 36.8
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 25839?
Of the 390 people the ACS estimates in 25839, 34.1% are under 18 and 32.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1834.1%
- 18 to 6433.8%
- 65 and older32.1%
- 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 25839?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 73.6%
- Housing units
- 200
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 25839?
10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Construction4
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 25839?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25817 | Bolt | 195 | – | 2.3 mi |
| 25844 | Glen Daniel | 607 | $31k | 2.6 mi |
| 25865 | Lester | 1,573 | $38k | 4.8 mi |
| 25180 | Saxon | 182 | – | 2.8 mi (near) |
| 25007 | Arnett | 687 | $38k | 4.0 mi (near) |
| 25848 | Glen Rogers | 131 | – | 4.4 mi (near) |
| 25932 | Surveyor | 167 | – | 5.1 mi (near) |
| 25836 | Eccles | 1,333 | – | 5.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.