Median household income (1999): $28,972
Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,297
| This zip code | $33,297 | | West Virginia: | $33,452 |
Nearest zip codes: 25302, 25303, 25301, 25314, 25064, 25313.
Housing units in zip code 25312 with a mortgage: 1,958 (140 second mortgage, 194 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,690
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $679
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $199
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 18.1% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.5 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 25312 include: Silas Church (A), Shepherd United Methodist Church (B), Greenlee Chapel (C), Seventh Avenue Church of God (D), Leggs Memorial Church (E), Hannah Drive Church (F), Saint James Episcopal Church (G), Brown Church (H), Robson Presbyterian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Thaxton Cemetery (1), McClanahan Cemetery (2), Shorts Cemetery (3), Clark Cemetery (4), Burdette-Walker Cemetery (5), Layne Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wilkerson Branch (A), Bens Fork (B), Bonham Branch (C), Campbells Branch (D), Chapps Branch (E), Claylick Branch (F), Rocky Fork (G), Coolspring Branch (H), Copen Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 102
- 1995 to 1998: 463
- 1990 to 1994: 375
- 1980 to 1989: 919
- 1970 to 1979: 1,257
- 1960 to 1969: 827
- 1950 to 1959: 1,017
- 1940 to 1949: 964
- 1939 or earlier: 1,231
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, WV (25312):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 243
- 2 bedrooms: 1,499
- 3 bedrooms: 2,360
- 4 bedrooms: 560
- 5 or more bedrooms: 96
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 20
- 1 bedrooms: 355
- 2 bedrooms: 908
- 3 bedrooms: 434
- 4 bedrooms: 81
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 25312 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 434
- 1 vehicle: 1,413
- 2 vehicles: 2,100
- 3 vehicles: 672
- 4 vehicles: 111
- 5 or more vehicles: 28
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 555
- 1 vehicle: 822
- 2 vehicles: 392
- 3 vehicles: 29
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 25312:
- Less than $10,000: 47
- $10,000 to $14,999: 55
- $15,000 to $19,999: 112
- $20,000 to $24,999: 130
- $25,000 to $29,999: 188
- $30,000 to $34,999: 158
- $35,000 to $39,999: 116
- $40,000 to $49,999: 285
- $50,000 to $59,999: 412
- $60,000 to $69,999: 405
- $70,000 to $79,999: 366
- $80,000 to $89,999: 323
- $90,000 to $99,999: 178
- $100,000 to $124,999: 356
- $125,000 to $149,999: 222
- $150,000 to $174,999: 179
- $175,000 to $199,999: 70
- $200,000 to $249,999: 20
- $250,000 to $299,999: 26
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 25312:
- Less than $100: 127
- $100 to $149: 79
- $150 to $199: 105
- $200 to $249: 277
- $250 to $299: 161
- $300 to $349: 254
- $350 to $399: 207
- $400 to $449: 104
- $450 to $499: 67
- $500 to $549: 79
- $550 to $599: 56
- $600 to $649: 20
- $700 to $749: 5
- $750 to $799: 6
- $1,000 to $1,249: 5
- $1,500 to $1,999: 5
- No cash rent: 183
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,323
- Black or African American householders: $58,531
- Some other race householders: $136,050
- Two or more races householders: $196,516
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $100,737
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,253
- One, attached: 110
- Two: 226
- 3 or 4: 243
- 5 to 9: 218
- 10 to 19: 90
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 8
- Mobile homes: 1,001

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,319 (78%)
- Carpooled: 1,005 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 248 (4%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0%)
- Walked: 137 (2%)
- Other means: 22 (0%)
- Worked at home: 97 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 105
- 5 to 9 minutes: 466
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1014
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1862
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1361
- 25 to 29 minutes: 411
- 30 to 34 minutes: 822
- 35 to 39 minutes: 75
- 40 to 44 minutes: 71
- 45 to 59 minutes: 249
- 60 to 89 minutes: 204
- 90 or more minutes: 106
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 15,958
- In family households: 13,462 (3,205 male householders, 1,316 female householders)
3,263 spouses, 4,535 children (4,141 natural, 107 adopted, 287 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 146 brothers or sisters, 40 parents, 186 other relatives, 309 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,496 (994 male householders (803 living alone)), 1,144 female householders (1,036 living alone)), 358 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,082 2-persons, 1,206 3-persons, 820 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 133 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,839 1-person, 270 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 3 6-persons.
2,086 married couples with children.
1,038 single-parent households (190 men, 848 women).
98.3% of residents of 25312 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 21% well, 34% not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% very well, 13% well, 17% not well, 9% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 71 (0.5%)
(49.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 1.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Ethiopia (20%)
- United Kingdom (13%)
- Spain (13%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Germany (10%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Peru (10%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 19
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 17
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 19
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 3733
- Other groups: 1971
- Irish: 1295
- German: 950
- English: 814
- Scotch-Irish: 223
- Italian: 173
- Dutch: 125
- Scottish: 120
- Polish: 97
- French (except Basque): 94
- European: 56
- Subsaharan African:: 49
- African: 35
- Swedish: 19
- Arab:: 16
- Lebanese: 16
- French Canadian: 16
- Eastern European: 15
- Celtic: 15
- Ethiopian: 14
- Norwegian: 11
- Yugoslavian: 9
- Czech: 8
- Canadian: 6
- Hungarian: 5
- Israeli: 5
- Swiss: 5
- Welsh: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 25312 not listed on the city page:- BONHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: ROUTE 1, BOX 425A, CHARLESTON, WV; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 243; Location: 959 WOODWARD DR, CHARLESTON, WV; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHANDLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: 1900 SCHOOL ST, CHARLESTON, WV; Grades: PK - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CITY OF CHARLESTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (208 26TH STREET in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1989-0006, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CITY OF CHARLESTON SANITARY BD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHARLESTON CITY OF, CHARLESTON SANITARY BOARD, CHARLESTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
- COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION LANHAM COMPRESSOR STATION (MARTINS BRANCH ROAD in CHARLESTON, WV)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1994-0328, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CGST-LANHAM COMPR STA, COLUMBIA GAS - LANHAM CS, COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION (LANHAM C.S.)
- CHANDLER ELEMENTARY (1900 SCHOOL ST in CHARLESTON, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39216
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BONHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (ROUTE 1, BOX 425A in CHARLESTON, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39209
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FLINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2006 MCCLURE PKWY in CHARLESTON, WV)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39226
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (959 WOODWARD DR in CHARLESTON, WV)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39231
Organizations: KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FLAGSHIP SERVICES (2209-A 22ND ST in CHARLESTON, WV)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
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)
, LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP
- AUTO CRAFT BODY & PAINT CO (5057 SISSONVILLE RD in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JARRETT FRANK (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EXXON CO USA #28859 (6302 SISSIONSVILLE DR in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CGST LINE SM-80 UTAH HOLLOW (1 MI N RTE 622 UTAH HOLLOW in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AL MARINO INC (1653 FOURTH AVE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- FORD BROS INC (2201 6TH AVE in CHARLESTON, WV)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, FORD BROTHERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APCO N CHARLESTON SERVICE CENTER (404 29TH ST W in CHARLESTON, WV)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, APPALACHAN POWER CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (39%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13979
- Northeast: 399
- Midwest: 601
- South: 659
- West: 166
65% of the 25312 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.
Population in 1990: 13,224. Population change in the 1990s: +2,357 (+17.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 104
| Here: | 6.1% | | West Virginia: | 5.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
| Here: | 6.4% | | West Virginia: | 4.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 47
| Here: | 10.1% | | West Virginia: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CHARLESTON, WV):
- SYSCAN CORPORATION (2800 7TH AVE; small business): $133,948 in 8 contracts from 2002 to 2003
Contracts for Office Furniture by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $59,520; 2003: $74,428; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$43,442 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2002-08-16. Completion date: 2002-09-06.
$28,589 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Office Furniture. Signed on 2003-12-31. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
$28,589 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2003-12-31. Completion date: 2004-01-30.
$16,078, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-13. Completion date: 2002-10-11.
- AIRGAS MOUNTAIN STATES (ONE OREGON ST; small business): $91,063 in 30 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products, Gases: Compressed and Liquefied, Individual Equipment, Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered, and more by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $10,578; 2002: $12,681; 2003: $54,888; 2004: $1,706; 2005: $10,785; 2006: $425.
Biggest contracts:
$25,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-11-04. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$25,000 with Army for Iron and Steel Primary and Semifinished Products. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2003-11-04. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$10,578 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Gases: Compressed and Liquefied. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2001-10-05. Completion date: 2001-10-01.
$8,514 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Individual Equipment. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
- APPALACHIAN TIRE PRODUCTS INC (2907 4TH AVE)
$10,250 with Army for Tires and Tubes, Pneumatic, Except Aircraft. Signed on 2004-08-23. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- MCNIEL FENCE CO INC (3002 7TH AVE; small business): $10,216 in 2 contracts in 2005
$6,963 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Restoration of real property. Signed on 2005-07-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$3,253, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-13. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- MULLIN, LINDA (3137 W WASHINGTON ST; small business): $6,684 in 2 contracts in 2005
$8,180 with Army for Sets, Kits, Outfits, and Modules, Food Preparation and Serving. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2005-07-02.
$-1,496, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-03. Completion date: 2005-07-02.
- IMPERIAL HYDRAULIC SERVICE INC (322 CALL RD; small business)
$4,660 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-08-05. Completion date: 2005-08-08.
- INDUSTRIAL FIRE PROTECTION (2342 WASHINGTON ST W; small business)
$3,436 with Army for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2005-11-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Diet and Weight Reducing Centers (250-499: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Utilities: Hydroelectric Power Generation (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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