24839 Zip Code (WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 556
Zip code population in 2010: 1,523
Zip code population in 2000: 1,811

Houses and condos: 225
Renter-occupied apartments: 30
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 24839: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 46.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $351

For population 25 years and over in 24839:

• High school or higher: 76.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
• Unemployed: 12.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 38.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 24839:

• Never married: 26.4%
• Now married: 56.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 17.3%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 24839, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,730
State:	$56,292

Salary/wage: $36,788 (reported on 78.8% of returns)

Here:	$36,788
State:	$49,093

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1177.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3132.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6376.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5762.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $167 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$167
West Virginia:	$1,141

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$1,767 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,767
State:	+$12,084

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,567 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,567
State:	$2,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.9% for AGIs below $25k, 108.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.9%

Here:	94%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 24839, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,654 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,654
State:	$48,628

Salary/wage: $41,403 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$41,403
State:	$42,328

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $25k, 67.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
West Virginia:	$1,211

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,140

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 24839, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,050 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,050
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $27,767 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,767
State:	$33,645

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,194 (reported on 32.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,194
West Virginia:	$1,465

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $222 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$222
State:	$2,913

Profit/loss from business: +$4,731 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,731
State:	+$11,074

Total tax: $3,265 (reported on 61.6% of returns)

24839:	$3,265
State:	$5,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,566 (reported on 31.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,566
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.9%

Here:	69%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs below $10k, 65.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 24882, 24843, 24845, 24822, 24869, 24851.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 129

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 117 (92 now married, 24 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 24839 household income distribution in 2022

• 70Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$60,000 to $74,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 24839

• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 75$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 10$150,000 to $174,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $43,154

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $25,744

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $64,577

Here:	$64,577
State:	$206,655

Mobile homes: $19,291

Here:	$19,291
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 113
• Mobile homes: 110

Unemployment: 12.1%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 24839

• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 830 to 34 minutes
• 7245 to 59 minutes
• 1760 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 43.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 556

• Male householders: 104 (38 living alone), Female householders: 92 (12 living alone)

• 138 spouses (138 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 159 children (134 natural, 28 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 67 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 30 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person

58 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (70 women).

99.8% of residents of 24839 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION CORPORATION (STATE ROUTE 8 in HANOVER, WV)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (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)
  Alternative names: CGST HUFF CREEK COMP STA & WORK LOC, COLUMBIA GAS - HUFF CREEK CS, COLUMBIA GAS TRANSMISSION HUFF CREEK

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.6%

Population in 1990: 1,523. Population change in the 1990s: +288 (+18.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 535
• South: 12

83% of the 24839 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in West Virginia.

101% of the 24839 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MORGAN SANITATION & RECYCLING (ROUTE 97 BIG BRANCH in HANOVER, WV; small business) : $31,800 in 7 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services, Waste Treatment and Storage by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $7,200; 2002: $8,600; 2003: $0; 2004: $10,420; 2005: $5,580; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $8,600 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2002-10-01.
  $7,200 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2001-11-14. Completion date: 2001-08-28.
  $5,580 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-10-25. Completion date: 2005-10-16.
  $5,210 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2004-10-12. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 21. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 43 took place in 2010, and the least - 3 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (67.3%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (14.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 24839
• 23167.3%Structure Fires
• 4814.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 4713.7%Outside Fires
• 175.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 24839, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 24839 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	9	70.5 years
James	8	64.5 years
Hazel	5	75.0 years
Floyd	4	74.5 years
Marie	4	74.2 years
William	4	81.8 years
Howard	3	65.6 years
Jesse	3	77.4 years
Elmer	3	71.7 years
Estel	3	78.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 24839 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lester	39	70.5 years
Cline	28	74.7 years
Morgan	22	68.2 years
Riffe	15	71.8 years
England	15	67.3 years
Hatfield	12	76.7 years
Blankenship	11	65.1 years
Roberts	9	69.5 years
Bailey	9	76.2 years
Kennedy	9	65.3 years