Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25865: Lester, WV
ZIP code 25865 uses the postal name Lester, West Virginia and lies entirely in Raleigh County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $38,173 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Lester; 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Lester · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Raleigh County
- Census places
- Lester
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 30.5 sq mi · 52 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25865?
25865 centers on 37.712°, -81.362° and covers 30.5 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 25920, 25848, 25932, 25839, 25849, 25817, 25921, 25844.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25865, 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 25865 compare with the rest of Raleigh County?
| Measure | 25865 | In Raleigh County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,573 | 9th of 44 | 213th of 738 |
| Median household income | $38k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $170k | not ranked | not ranked |
25865's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$13,613) is more than a quarter of the figure ($38,173); 25865's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$48,183) is more than a quarter of the figure ($170,000). 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 43% 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 25865?
The 2020 Census counted 1,649 people in 25865; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,573. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,573±444 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,649
- Households
- 747
- Median age
- 63.3
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 25865?
Of the 1,573 people the ACS estimates in 25865, 14.7% are under 18 and 41.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.1%).
- Under 1814.7%
- 18 to 6443.9%
- 65 and older41.4%
- White, not Hispanic97.1%
- Other or two or more2.4%
- Black, not Hispanic0.3%
- Hispanic or Latino0.1%
- Asian, 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 25865 earn?
Median household income is $38,173 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $38,173±$13,613
- Income per person
- $25,485
- Below the poverty line
- 26.1%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 1.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 11.0%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $56,473480 returns; wages 86% of AGI (IRS)
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 25865?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $170,000
- Median gross rent
- $975
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 86.9%
- Housing units
- 972
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 25865?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 25865?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25920 | Slab Fork | 330 | – | 2.2 mi |
| 25848 | Glen Rogers | 131 | – | 3.5 mi |
| 25932 | Surveyor | 167 | – | 4.4 mi |
| 25839 | Fairdale | 390 | – | 4.8 mi |
| 25849 | Glen White | 193 | – | 4.8 mi |
| 25817 | Bolt | 195 | – | 5.0 mi |
| 25921 | Sophia | 1,989 | $36k | 5.6 mi |
| 25844 | Glen Daniel | 607 | $31k | 6.7 mi |
| 25870 | Maben | 19 | – | 5.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.