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ZIP Code25165

Racine, WV

Boone County · West Virginia · United States
Home to 775 people across 4.244 square miles.

EasternOwner-majority27 ZIPs in county

At a glance

25165 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
775
±324 · 28th pctile nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
$108,900
US median $207,500 · bottom 25%
Median age
49.5
US median 42 years
Population density
183/mi²
62th pctile most dense
Land area
4.244 mi²
plus 0.03 mi² water

Location

Where 25165 is

38.155709, -81.653541 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates38.155709, -81.653541
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyBoone County
StateWest Virginia (WV)
Land area4.244 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, GA340.7 mi
Philadelphia, PA369.5 mi
Chicago, IL407.4 mi
New York, NY444.5 mi

People

Who lives in 25165

775 residents in 257 households, averaging 3.02 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 30.3% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1812.4%
18-249.4%
25-345.5%
35-446.5%
45-5430.3%
55-646.2%
65+29.7%

Households

Composition and size

Total households257
Average household size3.02
Family households67.7%
Living alone29.2%
Median age49.5 years
Households with internet90.7%

Race & ethnicity

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

White95.4%
Two or more4.6%

Income & work

What people earn in 25165

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$27,468
Poverty rate7.9%
Unemployment rate36.1%
Labor force participation51.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k14.4%
$25-50k35.8%
$50-75k21.8%
$75-100k7.4%
$100-150k15.6%
$150-200k3.5%
$200k+1.6%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 20.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 92.1% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 25165

A typical home is valued at $108,900. This is an owner-majority area — 91.8% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1966.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$108,900
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1966
Housing units284
Vacancy rate9.5%

Own vs. rent

Of 257 occupied units

Owner-occupied91.8%
Renter-occupied8.2%
Owner households236
Renter households21

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family97.2%
20+ units2.8%

Getting to work

How 25165 commutes

90.5% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 17.2 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone90.5%
Carpooled2.3%
Worked from home7.2%

Travel time

Mean commute 17.2 minutes

<10 min38.0%
10-1933.7%
20-292.0%
30-4426.3%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 25165

ZIP code 25165 is assigned to Racine, WV, and falls within Boone 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 775 people live inside it.

At 183 residents per square mile spread over 4.244 square miles, 25165 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 Racine looks like

Housing in 25165 costs below the national median. A typical home is valued at $108,900 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 91.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 97.2% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1966, making the housing here mid-century.

The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 49.5 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 3.02 people on average, with 67.7% classified as family households.

Getting to work takes 17.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 90.5% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Racine, WV

25165 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, Atlanta, GA is about 340.7 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 25165 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 25165 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, 25165 offers a compact profile of Racine: 775 residents, 20.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 36.1%. 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. 25165 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Racine 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 25165

What city is ZIP code 25165 in?
25165 serves Racine, West Virginia, in Boone County, United States.
What is the population of 25165?
About 775 people live in ZIP code 25165, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±324. That works out to roughly 183 people per square mile.
How expensive is housing in 25165?
The median home value is $108,900 and median gross rent is — a month. 91.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 25165 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 36.1%, and the median age is 49.5. The average commute is 17.2 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 25165 in?
25165 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 25165?
ZIP code 25165 covers 4.244 square miles of land plus 0.03 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 25165 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 25165 reads as a rural area. It holds 183 people per square mile across 4.244 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 25165?
The average one-way commute from 25165 takes about 17.2 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 90.5% 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 25165?
About 221 residents of 25165 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 51.0% and the unemployment rate is 36.1%. 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 25165?
Accommodation in and around Racine, 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 25165 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Racine as the primary place and Boone 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 25165 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 25165. 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 25165, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.