Estimated zip code population in 2022: 7,155 Zip code population in 2010: 6,266 Zip code population in 2000: 3,256
Houses and condos: 2,929 Renter-occupied apartments: 894
% of renters here:
33%
State:
26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25438: 161.8 (very high, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 8.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 805 people per square mile
(low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.6% ($1,302)
West Virginia:
0.5% ($821)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,391 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $595 (0.3%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $225,203
25438:
$225,203
West Virginia:
$155,100
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 24 registered sex offenders living in 25438 zip code as of May 23, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 25438 is 285 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
35.2 years
West Virginia median age:
42.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
West Virginia:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 25438, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,254 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,254
State:
$56,292
Salary/wage: $50,826 (reported on 87.6% of returns)
Here:
$50,826
State:
$49,093
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1124.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3476.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6545.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10289.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16117.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $542 (reported on 17.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$542
West Virginia:
$1,141
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,330 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,330
State:
$5,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 36.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,955 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,955
State:
+$11,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 229.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,836 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,836
State:
+$12,084
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $25k, 128.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 319.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,295 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
25438:
$12,295
West Virginia:
$15,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.1% for AGIs below $25k, 46.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 125.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 251.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $23,381 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
$23,381
State:
$31,950
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 234.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 438.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 704.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $6,167 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
Here:
$6,167
State:
$12,364
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 197.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,131 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
25438:
$7,131
State:
$7,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 133.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 248.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,203 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,203
State:
$2,258
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.5%
Here:
92%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 90.8% for AGIs below $25k, 94.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 25438, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,788 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,788
State:
$48,628
Salary/wage: $42,877 (reported on 89.3% of returns)
Here:
$42,877
State:
$42,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.1% for AGIs below $25k, 86.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 53.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $598 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$598
West Virginia:
$1,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,456 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,456
State:
$4,262
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,687 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
+$5,687
State:
+$13,636
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,100 (reported on 5.0% of returns)
25438:
$13,100
West Virginia:
$11,787
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,963 (23% of AGI, reported on 29.9% of returns)
Here:
$17,963
State:
$21,148
Here:
22.5% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,567 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,567
State:
$4,508
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,657 (reported on 29.6% of returns)
25438:
$5,657
State:
$8,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,134 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,134
State:
$2,140
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 44.3%
Here:
44%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 44.2% for AGIs below $25k, 43.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 44.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25438, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,239 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,239
State:
$37,498
Salary/wage: $32,862 (reported on 90.6% of returns)
Here:
$32,862
State:
$33,645
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.9% for AGIs below $10k, 85.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $913 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$913
West Virginia:
$1,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $678 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$678
State:
$2,913
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$14,462 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
Here:
+$14,462
State:
+$6,331
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,777 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
+$10,777
State:
+$11,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.9% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,417 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
25438:
$3,417
West Virginia:
$2,796
Total itemized deductions: $14,677 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:
$14,677
State:
$16,976
Here:
23.1% of AGI
State:
19.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,216 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,216
State:
$3,529
Here:
3.3% of AGI
State:
3.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,241 (reported on 73.7% of returns)
25438:
$4,241
State:
$5,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,798 (reported on 20.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,798
State:
$1,662
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.3%
Here:
55%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $10k, 59.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 724 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,041
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 113 (77 now married, 35 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,814 (794 now married, 1,019 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 25438 with a mortgage: 1,533 (93 second mortgage, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 17
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,440 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $351
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
15.3%
Whole state:
17.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.0%
Whole state:
9.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 25438: Shenandoah Downs (A), Jefferson County Ambulance Authority (B), Independent Fire Company (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 25438 include: Trinity Church (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Saint Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 614 2-persons, 560 3-persons, 375 4-persons, 233 5-persons, 42 6-persons, 88 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 631 1-person, 160 2-persons, 17 4-persons
936 married couples with children.
410 single-parent households (81 men, 329 women).
88.3% of residents of 25438 zip code speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 22% well, 13% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (21% very well, 26% well, 16% not well, 38% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 505 (7.1%) (22.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.1%
Whole state:
1.8%
32%Costa Rica
11%Guyana
9%Algeria
6%Laos
6%Guatemala
6%Honduras
3%Sweden
9%American
9%German
7%English
6%Italian
6%European
4%Irish
4%Scotch-Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
3012010 or later
2302000 to 2009
1401990 to 1999
152Before 1990
Public elementary/middle school in in zip code 25438 not listed on the city page:
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
7-ELEVEN #10673 (110 SOUTH MILDRED ST in RANSON, WV)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, 7-ELEVEN INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SOUTHLAND CORPORATION THE (CONTACT/OWNER)
DIXIE-NARCO INCORPORATED (NORTH LAWRENCE STREET & 2ND AVENUE in RANSON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINES Business NAICS classification: AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE MANUFACTURING.; AIR-CONDITIONING AND WARM AIR HEATING EQUIPMENT AND COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: FORMER MAYTAG FACILITY, MAYTAG
ESSICK MFG CO (9 WEST in RANSON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, A T O INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALGER'S AUTO RECYCLING INC (1/2 MILE OFF RT 115 in RANSON, WV)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
DOUBLE D AUTO (321 N MILFORD ST in RANSON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: DENNIS DILLOW (CONTACT/OWNER)
ELMWOOD FARM (1 MI W CRANES LN in RANSON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: KABLE HARRY M (CONTACT/OWNER)
FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL INC (RTE 9 in RANSON, WV)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%
83.5%Electricity
6.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.8%Utility gas
0.6%Wood
0.5%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 3,010. Population change in the 1990s: +246 (+8.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,537
Northeast: 787
Midwest: 414
South: 2,568
West: 185
54% of the 25438 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
88% of the 25438 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124
Here:
16.1%
West Virginia:
12.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39
Here:
10.4%
West Virginia:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28
Here:
8.0%
West Virginia:
17.3%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
125,539Architecture and engineering occupations
90,141Computer and mathematical occupations
71,575Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
68,411Life, physical, and social science occupations
60,945Transportation occupations
54,327Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
JEFFERSON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (150 E BURR BLVD in RANSON, WV; small business) : $904,682 in 39 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings, by Public Buildings Service, National Institutes of Health Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $195,000; 2003: $431,601; 2004: $0; 2005: $181,121; 2006: $96,960.
Biggest contracts:
$65,000 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
$65,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
$65,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-12-15. Completion date: 2002-12-15.
$65,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
KIDDE FIRE FIGHTING (2 EXECUTIVE WAY in RANSON, WV; small business) 50 employees, $0 revenue: $772,974 in 12 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Fire Fighting Equipment, Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian by Navy Signed by year:2000: $182,400; 2001: $294,000; 2002: $156,000; 2003: $0; 2004: $5,097; 2005: $19,077; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$98,400 with Navy for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2002-12-19. Completion date: 2003-04-28.
$92,400, same as above.Signed on 2001-05-03. Completion date: 2001-05-03.
$91,200, same as above.Signed on 2000-11-07. Completion date: 2000-11-07.
$91,200, same as above.Signed on 2000-05-18. Completion date: 2000-10-05.
AFAC INC (P.O. BOX 400 in RANSON, WV) : $100,800 in 2 contractsin 2000
$52,800 with Navy for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2000-02-07. Completion date: 2000-06-26.
$48,000, same as above.Signed on 2000-09-02. Completion date: 2001-01-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:9724.00
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 33. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 58 took place in 2018, and the least - 7 in 2002. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (56.5%), and Outside Fires (24.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 25438