Residential delivery area · West Virginia
ZIP Code 25904: Pax, WV
ZIP code 25904 uses the postal name Pax, West Virginia and lies entirely in Fayette County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 560 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $39,455 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 2% of its land lies in Pax; 98% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Pax · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Fayette County
- Census places
- Pax
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- House district
- WV-1 119th Congress
- State
- West Virginia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 18.8 sq mi · 30 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 25904?
25904 centers on 37.916°, -81.246° and covers 18.8 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 25044, 25880, 25917, 25801, 25008.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 25904, 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 25904 compare with the rest of Fayette County?
| Measure | 25904 | In Fayette County | In WV |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 559 | 17th of 45 | 422nd of 738 |
| Median household income | $40k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $61k | not ranked | not ranked |
25904's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (559). 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 33% 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 25904?
The 2020 Census counted 675 people in 25904; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 559. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 559±190 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 675
- Households
- 309
- Median age
- 53.2
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 25904?
Of the 559 people the ACS estimates in 25904, 16.8% are under 18 and 31.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.5%).
- Under 1816.8%
- 18 to 6451.3%
- 65 and older31.8%
- White, not Hispanic97.5%
- Black, not Hispanic1.6%
- Hispanic or Latino0.9%
- 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 25904 earn?
Median household income is $39,455 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $39,455±$21,916
- Income per person
- $30,086
- Below the poverty line
- 11.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 1.9%
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 25904?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $61,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 92.2%
- Housing units
- 412
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 25904?
4 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 25904?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25044 | Clear Creek | 324 | $58k | 3.5 mi |
| 25880 | Mount Hope | 6,163 | $36k | 3.5 mi |
| 25917 | Scarbro | 1,255 | $60k | 4.7 mi |
| 25801 | Beckley | 31,128 | $57k | 5.4 mi |
| 25008 | Artie | 113 | – | 5.9 mi |
| 25846 | Glen Jean | 34 | – | 4.3 mi (near) |
| 25818 | Bradley | 163 | $86k | 4.8 mi (near) |
| 25855 | Hilltop | 339 | $30k | 5.3 mi (near) |
| 25909 | Prosperity | 836 | $87k | 5.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.