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Kanawha County · West Virginia

ZIP code 25312

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 25312 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
10,089

ZCTA residents

Median income
$58,220

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$126,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 25312 sits in Kanawha County, West Virginia and is home to 10,089 people. Median household income is $58,220, the median home is worth $126,400 and median gross rent is $810. 85.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.

County
Kanawha County

FIPS 54039

State
West Virginia (WV)

738 ZIPs covered

Area codes
304, 681

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Charleston

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 25312

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
10,089ZIP 25312 residents
Median household income
$58,220Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$126,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$810Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
85.4%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 25312

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%Charleston jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

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.

Rent burden
17%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.2×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$656/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
18.9%Residents below poverty line

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 25312 compares

ZIP 25312 against the median ZIP in Kanawha County and across West Virginia.

MeasureZIP 25312County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$58,220$57,751$54,285+7%
Median home value$126,400$106,200$120,600+5%
Median gross rent$810$879$794+2%
Population10,089967696+1350%

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

richer than 59% of 554 state ZIPs

#229
Home value

above 53% of 562 state ZIPs

#262
Population

larger than 94% of 738 state ZIPs

#43

Comparable ZIP codes

West Virginia ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
26218Upshur County$58,270$138,600$931
26568Harrison County$58,333$84,700
25523Lincoln County$58,056$130,400$689
25311Kanawha County$58,046$113,100$875
26581Wetzel County$57,960
25108Boone County$58,611$177,700

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Kanawha County.

ZIP 25312 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 25312?
ZIP 25312 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 25312?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Charleston jurisdiction stack.
Is 25312 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $810 a month, about 17% of median household income, and the median home is worth $126,400+5% 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.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 25312, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

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.