Kanawha County · West Virginia
ZIP code 25309
- Population
- 12,144
- Median income
- $52,920
- Median home
- $142,700
- Sales tax
- 7%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 25309 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia and is home to 12,144 people. Median household income is $52,920, the median home is worth $142,700 and median gross rent is $767. 70.2% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.
- County
- Kanawha County
- State
- West Virginia (WV)
- Area codes
- 304, 681
FIPS 54039
738 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 25309
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 12,144ZIP 25309 residents
- Median household income
- $52,920Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $142,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $767Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.2%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 25309
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Charleston rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 25309 compares
ZIP 25309 against the median ZIP in Kanawha County and across West Virginia.
| Measure | ZIP 25309 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,920 | $57,751 | $54,285 | -3% |
| Median home value | $142,700 | $106,200 | $120,600 | +18% |
| Median gross rent | $767 | $879 | $794 | -3% |
| Population | 12,144 | 967 | 696 | +1645% |
Medians are computed across the 44 ZIP areas in Kanawha County and the 738 ZIP areas in West Virginia.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 738 West Virginia ZIP areas.
- Income
- #294
- Home value
- #218
- Population
- #37
richer than 47% of 554 state ZIPs
above 61% of 562 state ZIPs
larger than 95% of 738 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
West Virginia ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Kanawha County.
ZIP 25309 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 25309?
- ZIP 25309 lies mostly in Kanawha County, West Virginia. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 25309?
- Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Charleston jurisdiction stack.
- Is 25309 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $767 a month, about 17% of median household income, and the median home is worth $142,700 — +18% against the typical West Virginia ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- West Virginia Tax Division — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.