25879 Zip Code (Minden, WV) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 239
Zip code population in 2010: 359
Zip code population in 2000: 288

Houses and condos: 146
Renter-occupied apartments: 15
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 25879: 83.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 147 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:

For population 25 years and over in 25879:

• High school or higher: 76.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 6.8%

For population 15 years and over in 25879:

• Never married: 35.3%
• Now married: 53.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 11.1%
• Divorced: 0.0%

Urban population: 161
Rural population: 77

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 25879, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,553 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$18,553
State:	$37,498

Salary/wage: $19,387 (reported on 90.1% of returns)

Here:	$19,387
State:	$33,645

Taxable interest for individuals: $182 (reported on 14.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$182
West Virginia:	$1,465

Total tax: $1,614 (reported on 57.9% of returns)

25879:	$1,614
State:	$5,372

Earned income credit: $2,302 (reported on 34.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,302
State:	$1,662

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 44.1%

Here:	44%
State:	55%

Nearest zip codes: 25901, 25840, 25855, 25846, 25936, 25862.
Minden Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 47

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 14 (14 now married, 0 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 25879 with a mortgage: 25
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 25879 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 69$50,000 to $59,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $38,643

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $608,987

Here:	$608,987
State:	$206,655

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 72
• Mobile homes: 72

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 25879

• 9210 to 14 minutes
• 4460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 239

• Male householders: 72 (0 living alone), Female householders: 16 (0 living alone)

• 62 spouses (62 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 57 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 42 3-persons

13 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.1% of residents of 25879 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARBUCKLE PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT (WONDERLAND ROAD in MINDEN, WV)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-WV3301003 3882, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ARBUCKLE PSD, ARBUCKLE PUBLIC SERVICE DIST.

• ACE WHITEWATER LTD (MINDEN ROAD (4 MI NO. OF EAST in MINDEN, WV)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: JERRY COOK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

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

• This state: 220
• Northeast: 14

64% of the 25879 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.

100% of the 25879 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Office Administrative Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Sports and Recreation Instruction (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 9. The highest number of fires - 21 took place in 2003, and the least - 3 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (60.9%), and Outside Fires (16.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 25879
• 7860.9%Structure Fires
• 2116.4%Outside Fires
• 2015.6%Other
• 97.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 25879, West Virginia

Most common first names in zip code 25879 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	14	75.4 years
George	11	70.8 years
William	11	70.9 years
Mary	5	66.6 years
Charles	4	69.8 years
Richard	4	68.5 years
Robert	4	79.1 years
Elizabeth	3	78.0 years
Helen	3	76.3 years
James	3	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 25879 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	9	69.3 years
Richmond	6	60.2 years
Stover	6	66.5 years
Williams	6	76.7 years
Fleshman	4	75.7 years
Kincaid	4	62.0 years
Dixon	4	74.8 years
Lewis	4	70.0 years
Berry	4	77.7 years
Mckinney	4	73.3 years