25853 Zip Code (Helen, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 74
Zip code population in 2010: 182
Zip code population in 2000: 240

Houses and condos: 50
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25853: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 115 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 25853:

• High school or higher: 102.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%

For population 15 years and over in 25853:

• Never married: 0.0%
• Now married: 69.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 30.8%
• Divorced: 0.0%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25853, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,545 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,545
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $23,790 (reported on 93.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,790
State:	$33,645

Total tax: $1,757 (reported on 56.1% of returns)

25853:	$1,757
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 42.4%

Here:	42%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 25857, 25921, 25920, 25915, 25810, 25908.
Helen Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 50

Housing units in zip code 25853 with a mortgage: 29 (25 second mortgage, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)

• Zip code 25853 household income distribution in 2022

• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,310

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $194,223

Here:	$194,223
State:	$206,655

Townhouses or other attached units: $156,571

Here:	$156,571
State:	$205,683

In 2-unit structures: $110,345

Here:	$110,345
State:	$127,101

Mobile homes: $47,499

Here:	$47,499
State:	$63,963

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 49

Household type by relationship:

Households: 74

• Male householders: 51 (23 living alone), Female householders: 0 (0 living alone)

• 25 spouses (25 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 0 children (0 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 28 2-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person

All residents speak English at home

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

• This state: 45
• West: 27

100% of the 25853 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.

100% of the 25853 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Most common first names in zip code 25853 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	4	78.8 years
John	3	79.0 years
Howard	3	67.0 years
Robert	3	75.4 years
Charles	2	59.1 years
Jesse	2	76.0 years
Goldie	2	78.5 years
Larry	2	45.5 years
Laura	2	65.6 years
Mary	2	80.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 25853 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lester	6	65.0 years
Greer	5	74.0 years
Smith	5	58.4 years
Blackburn	4	82.2 years
Maynard	4	65.0 years
Hicks	3	72.4 years
Milam	3	70.3 years
Bowens	3	62.0 years
Wall	3	85.6 years
White	3	78.3 years