Estimated zip code population in 2021: 4,781 Zip code population in 2010: 3,858 Zip code population in 2000: 5,343
Houses and condos: 1,899 Renter-occupied apartments: 316
% of renters here:
24%
State:
25%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24801: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 54.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 87 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
0.4% ($236)
West Virginia:
0.5% ($785)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $842 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $211 (0.5%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $60,899
24801:
$60,899
West Virginia:
$143,200
According to our research of West Virginia and other state lists, there were 8 registered sex offenders living in 24801 zip code as of March 19, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 24801 is 610 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
43.8 years
West Virginia median age:
42.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.6 people
West Virginia:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24801, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,208 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$42,208
State:
$56,292
Salary/wage: $35,621 (reported on 82.5% of returns)
Here:
$35,621
State:
$49,093
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1287.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3208.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5247.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9582.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15800.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,243 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,243
West Virginia:
$1,141
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 16.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 132.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 318.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,656 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,656
State:
$5,456
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.4% for AGIs below $25k, 66.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 556.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$400 (reported on 5.3% of returns)
Here:
+$400
State:
+$11,656
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $25k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,525 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:
+$11,525
State:
+$12,084
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $25k, 142.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1101.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,640 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
24801:
$14,640
West Virginia:
$15,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 129.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 565.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,810 (reported on 27.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,810
State:
$2,258
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 156.2% for AGIs below $25k, 112.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%
Here:
93%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24801, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $40,794 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$40,794
State:
$48,628
Salary/wage: $36,974 (reported on 84.2% of returns)
Here:
$36,974
State:
$42,328
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.9% for AGIs below $25k, 72.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,818 (reported on 28.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,818
West Virginia:
$1,211
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $6,956 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$6,956
State:
$4,262
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$600 (reported on 5.8% of returns)
Here:
+$600
State:
+$8,875
Profit/loss from business: +$10,456 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:
+$10,456
State:
+$13,636
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,222 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
24801:
$9,222
West Virginia:
$11,787
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,300 (16% of AGI, reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:
$18,300
State:
$21,148
Here:
16.3% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,800 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,800
State:
$4,508
Taxes paid: $7,278 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
24801:
$7,278
State:
$8,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,418 (reported on 28.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,418
State:
$2,140
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.1%
Here:
51%
State:
49%
(% for various income ranges: 47.7% for AGIs below $25k, 53.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24801, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,440 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,440
State:
$37,498
Salary/wage: $27,130 (reported on 83.1% of returns)
Here:
$27,130
State:
$33,645
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.1% for AGIs below $10k, 74.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,837 (reported on 38.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,837
West Virginia:
$1,465
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $5,739 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
$5,739
State:
$2,913
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,043 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
+$2,043
State:
+$6,331
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,206 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
+$9,206
State:
+$11,074
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.6% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,308 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
24801:
$3,308
West Virginia:
$2,796
Total itemized deductions: $15,010 (15% of AGI, reported on 6.9% of returns)
Here:
$15,010
State:
$16,976
Here:
15.3% of AGI
State:
19.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,873 (5% of AGI, reported on 4.5% of returns)
Here:
$4,873
State:
$3,529
Here:
4.8% of AGI
State:
3.7% of AGI
Total tax: $4,548 (reported on 65.2% of returns)
24801:
$4,548
State:
$5,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,821 (reported on 27.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,821
State:
$1,662
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.7%
Here:
54%
State:
55%
(% for various income ranges: 48.7% for AGIs below $10k, 60.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 48.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 591 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 759
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 26 (0 now married, 26 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 651 (239 now married, 412 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 24801 with a mortgage: 165 (5 second mortgage, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $936 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $308
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
21.9%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
13.4%
Whole state:
8.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.6
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 24801: Mcdowell County Emergency Ambulance Authority Station 2 (A), Jan - Care Ambulance Service Incorporated Welch (B), McDowell County Courthouse (C), Welch City Hall (D), McDowell County Correctional Center (E), Welch Volunteer Fire Department (F), Coalwood Caretta Volunteer Fire Department (G), McDowell Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 24801 include: Shiloh Church (A), Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Chapel (B), Church of Christ (C), Church of God (D), Coalwood Community Church (E), Court Street Methodist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Methodist Church (H), Saint James Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trail Fork (A), Snakeroot Branch (B), Shannon Branch (C), Rockhouse Branch (D), Rock Narrows Branch (E), Reedy Branch (F), Perry Camp Branch (G), Mudhole Branch (H), Mill Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 1,308 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 414 2-persons, 215 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 33 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 521 1-person, 39 2-persons
266 married couples with children.
343 single-parent households (237 men, 106 women).
96.5% of residents of 24801 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% very well, 33% well, 24% not well, 18% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 155 (3.3%) (16.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.3%
Whole state:
1.6%
36%Honduras
14%Chile
12%Poland
8%France
7%Cabo Verde
7%Dominica
7%El Salvador
15%German
15%American
14%European
12%Italian
10%English
6%Irish
1%African
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
582010 or later
122000 to 2009
531990 to 1999
59Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ACTION AUTOMOTIVE INC (U S 52 S @ CONEY ISLAND in WELCH, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS.; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
APCO WELCH SERVICE CENTER (325 COURT ST in WELCH, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, APPALACHIAN POWER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AEP WELCH SERVICE CENTER, APPALACHIAN POWER CO - WELCH SVC CTR
DOMINION TRANSMISSION (2,000 FEET OFF ROUTE 16 in LANDGRAFF, WV)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.2% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.4%
51.7%Electricity
39.6%Utility gas
4.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.5%Wood
1.1%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 11,143.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,313
Northeast: 141
Midwest: 316
South: 679
West: 138
70% of the 24801 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
86% of the 24801 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
West Virginia:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:
5.1%
West Virginia:
9.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41
Here:
48.1%
West Virginia:
15.7%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
90,322Construction and extraction occupations
55,475Management occupations
44,926Legal occupations
39,031Education, training, and library occupations
26,551Office and administrative support occupations
25,047Community and social service occupations
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)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
332 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
33 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
95 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in nursing homes
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 35. The highest number of fires - 54 took place in 2006, and the least - 18 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (70.7%), and Outside Fires (14.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24801