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ZIP Code25671

Dingess, WV

Mingo County · West Virginia · United States
Home to 1,755 people across 47.364 square miles.

Eastern22 ZIPs in county

At a glance

25671 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
1,755
±568 · 42th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
41.1
US median 42 years
Population density
37/mi²
37th pctile most dense
Land area
47.364 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 25671 is

37.904067, -82.202798 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates37.904067, -82.202798
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyMingo County
StateWest Virginia (WV)
Land area47.364 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Atlanta, GA312.1 mi
Chicago, IL397.5 mi
Philadelphia, PA403.7 mi
New York, NY479.0 mi

People

Who lives in 25671

1,755 residents in 558 households, averaging 3.15 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 30.0% of residents, and 82.3% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1830.0%
18-241.9%
25-3415.9%
35-445.1%
45-5410.7%
55-6410.1%
65+26.3%

Households

Composition and size

Total households558
Average household size3.15
Family households82.3%
Living alone17.7%
Median age41.1 years
Households with internet85.8%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 25671

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$13,693
Poverty rate31.3%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation22.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k51.4%
$25-50k17.0%
$50-75k10.8%
$75-100k18.8%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k2.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 71.9% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 25671

median rent runs $526 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 60.2% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1979.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent$526/mo
Median year built1979
Housing units756
Vacancy rate26.2%

Own vs. rent

Of 558 occupied units

Owner-occupied60.2%
Renter-occupied39.8%
Owner households336
Renter households222

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family51.1%
2-4 units6.0%
20+ units43.0%

Getting to work

How 25671 commutes

83.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 33.5 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone83.5%
Carpooled16.5%

Travel time

Mean commute 33.5 minutes

<10 min17.8%
10-1916.5%
20-2913.5%
30-4429.6%
45-590.0%
60+22.6%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 25671

ZIP code 25671 is assigned to Dingess, WV, and falls within Mingo County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 1,755 people live inside it.

At 37 residents per square mile spread over 47.364 square miles, 25671 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Dingess looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 51.1% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1979, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 26.2% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 41.1 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.15 people on average, with 82.3% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 33.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 83.5% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Dingess, WV

25671 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

Local costs are modest — median rent here is $526 a month — and accommodation prices in the area tend to be correspondingly reasonable. For reference, Atlanta, GA is about 312.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 25671 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 25671 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 25671 offers a compact profile of Dingess: 1,755 residents, 0.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 25671 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Dingess may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 25671

What city is ZIP code 25671 in?
25671 serves Dingess, West Virginia, in Mingo County, United States.
What is the population of 25671?
About 1,755 people live in ZIP code 25671, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±568. That works out to roughly 37 people per square mile.
Is 25671 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 41.1. The average commute is 33.5 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 25671 in?
25671 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 25671?
ZIP code 25671 covers 47.364 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 25671 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 25671 reads as a rural area. It holds 37 people per square mile across 47.364 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How much is rent in 25671?
Median gross rent in 25671 is $526 a month, according to the American Community Survey. Gross rent includes contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels, so it is closer to what a tenant actually pays than a headline rent figure. Of 558 occupied homes here, 222 are rented.
What is the commute like from 25671?
The average one-way commute from 25671 takes about 33.5 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 83.5% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 25671?
About 300 residents of 25671 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 22.6% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 25671?
Accommodation in and around Dingess, WV ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 25671 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Dingess as the primary place and Mingo County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 25671 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 25671. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 25671, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.