Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25853: Helen, WV
ZIP code 25853 uses the postal name Helen, West Virginia and lies entirely in Raleigh County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 110 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Helen (a census-designated place); 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Helen · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Raleigh County
- Census places
- Helen census-designated place
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 14.5 sq mi · 7 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25853?
25853 centers on 37.644°, -81.282° and covers 14.5 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 25915, 25908, 25921, 25857, 25811, 25823.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25853, 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 25853 compare with the rest of Raleigh County?
| Measure | 25853 | In Raleigh County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 106 | 40th of 44 | 661st of 738 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
25853's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (106). 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 14% 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 25853?
The 2020 Census counted 224 people in 25853; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 106. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 106±120 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 224
- Households
- 48
- Median age
- 53.9
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 25853?
Of the 106 people the ACS estimates in 25853, 0.0% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 64100.0%
- 65 and older0.0%
- 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 25853?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 48
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 25853?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25915 | Rhodell | 252 | $39k | 1.9 mi |
| 25908 | Princewick | 130 | – | 2.6 mi |
| 25921 | Sophia | 1,989 | $36k | 2.8 mi |
| 25857 | Josephine | 0 | – | 3.4 mi |
| 25811 | Amigo | 37 | – | 3.8 mi |
| 25823 | Coal City | 423 | – | 5.6 mi |
| 25920 | Slab Fork | 330 | – | 4.1 mi (near) |
| 25943 | Wyco | 0 | – | 4.9 mi (near) |
| 25870 | Maben | 19 | – | 5.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.