Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25879: Minden, WV
ZIP code 25879 uses the postal name Minden, West Virginia and lies entirely in Fayette County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 270 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $60,800 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of Oak Hill.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Minden · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Fayette County
- Census places
- Oak Hill
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 1.7 sq mi · 164 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25879?
25879 centers on 37.982°, -81.106° and covers 1.7 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 25901, 25840.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25879, 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 25879 compare with the rest of Fayette County?
| Measure | 25879 | In Fayette County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 273 | 34th of 45 | 564th of 738 |
| Median household income | $61k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $30k | not ranked | not ranked |
25879's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (273). 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 60% 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 25879?
The 2020 Census counted 203 people in 25879; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 273. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 273±166 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 203
- Households
- 116
- Median age
- 54.9
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 25879?
Of the 273 people the ACS estimates in 25879, 5.9% are under 18 and 30.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 185.9%
- 18 to 6464.1%
- 65 and older30.0%
- 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 do households in 25879 earn?
Median household income is $60,800 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $60,800±$30,209
- Income per person
- $21,830
- Below the poverty line
- 24.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 9.6%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
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 25879?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $30,400
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 89.7%
- Housing units
- 137
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 25879?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25901 | Oak Hill | 10,012 | $52k | 2.9 mi |
| 25840 | Fayetteville | 7,746 | $68k | 3.9 mi |
| 25866 | Lochgelly | 308 | $69k | 3.5 mi (near) |
| 25855 | Hilltop | 339 | $30k | 3.9 mi (near) |
| 25846 | Glen Jean | 34 | – | 5.2 mi (near) |
| 25936 | Thurmond | 5 | – | 5.5 mi (near) |
| 25837 | Edmond | 314 | $79k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 25942 | Winona | 32 | – | 7.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.