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ZIP Code25942

Winona, WV

Fayette County · West Virginia · United States
Home to 100 people across 15.632 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority42 ZIPs in county

At a glance

25942 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
100
±123 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
28.6
US median 42 years
Population density
6/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
15.632 mi²
plus 0.087 mi² water

Location

Where 25942 is

38.017861, -80.985353 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates38.017861, -80.985353
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyFayette County
StateWest Virginia (WV)
Land area15.632 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA339.9 mi
Atlanta, GA351.0 mi
New York, NY416.6 mi
Chicago, IL441.4 mi

People

Who lives in 25942

100 residents in 41 households, averaging 2.44 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 39.0% of residents, and 63.4% of households are a single person living alone.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1839.0%
18-240.0%
25-3435.0%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+26.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households41
Average household size2.44
Family households36.6%
Living alone63.4%
Median age28.6 years
Households with internet36.6%

Race & ethnicity

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

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 25942

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$12,345
Poverty rate26.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation57.4%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k63.4%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k36.6%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 0.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 25942

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1978
Housing units41
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 41 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households41
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family24.4%
20+ units75.6%

Getting to work

How 25942 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 32.9 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 32.9 minutes

<10 min57.1%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+42.9%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 25942

ZIP code 25942 is assigned to Winona, WV, and falls within Fayette 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 100 people live inside it.

At 6 residents per square mile spread over 15.632 square miles, 25942 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 Winona looks like

The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 75.6% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1978, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews notably young, with a median age of 28.6 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.44 people, and 36.6% are family households.

Getting to work takes 32.9 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Winona, WV

25942 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.

For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 339.9 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 25942 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 25942 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, 25942 offers a compact profile of Winona: 100 residents, 0.0% 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. 25942 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Winona 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 25942

What city is ZIP code 25942 in?
25942 serves Winona, West Virginia, in Fayette County, United States.
What is the population of 25942?
About 100 people live in ZIP code 25942, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±123. That works out to roughly 6 people per square mile.
Is 25942 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 28.6. The average commute is 32.9 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 25942 in?
25942 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 25942?
ZIP code 25942 covers 15.632 square miles of land plus 0.087 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 25942 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 25942 reads as a rural area. It holds 6 people per square mile across 15.632 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.
What is the commute like from 25942?
The average one-way commute from 25942 takes about 32.9 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% 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 25942?
About 35 residents of 25942 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 57.4% 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 25942?
Accommodation in and around Winona, 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 25942 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Winona as the primary place and Fayette 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 25942 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 25942. 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 25942, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.