McDowell County, West Virginia
McDowell County covers 534 sq mi of land and has about 17,943 residents. 35 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 35 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
17,943
34/sq mi
Median household income
$32K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$50K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$643
U.S. $1,413
Median age
43.7
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
34.2%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Bradshaw1 zip
- War1 zip
- Iaeger1 zip
- Northfork1 zip
- Gary1 zip
- Mohawk1 zip
- Newhall1 zip
- Pageton1 zip
- Anawalt1 zip
- Panther1 zip
- Kimball1 zip
- Davy1 zip
- Warriormine1 zip
- Bartley1 zip
- Elkhorn1 zip
- Avondale1 zip
- Premier1 zip
- Isaban1 zip
- Paynesville1 zip
- Raysal1 zip
- Berwind1 zip
- Elbert1 zip
- Big Sandy1 zip
- Jenkinjones1 zip
- Maybeury1 zip
- Thorpe1 zip
- Cucumber1 zip
- Roderfield1 zip
- Squire1 zip
- Kyle1 zip
- Jolo1 zip
- Wilcoe1 zip
- Eckman1 zip
- Hensley1 zip
- Switchback1 zip
Zip codes in McDowell County
35 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24808 | Anawalt | 501 | — | |
| 24811 | Avondale | 295 | — | |
| 24813 | Bartley | 400 | — | |
| 24815 | Berwind | 176 | — | |
| 24816 | Big Sandy | 113 | — | |
| 24817 | Bradshaw | 1,931 | $25,363 | |
| 24826 | Cucumber | 87 | — | |
| 24828 | Davy | 429 | $17,424 | |
| 24829 | Eckman · PO box | — | — | |
| 24830 | Elbert | 125 | $42,037 | |
| 24831 | Elkhorn | 393 | $57,652 | |
| 24836 | Gary | 914 | $36,250 | |
| 24843 | Hensley | 0 | — | |
| 24844 | Iaeger | 1,049 | $25,756 | |
| 24846 | Isaban | 266 | under $2,500 | |
| 24848 | Jenkinjones | 112 | $27,065 | |
| 24850 | Jolo | 29 | — | |
| 24853 | Kimball | 458 | $13,092 | |
| 24855 | Kyle | 39 | — | |
| 24861 | Maybeury | 90 | — | |
| 24862 | Mohawk | 749 | $30,389 | |
| 24866 | Newhall | 729 | $38,852 | |
| 24868 | Northfork | 999 | $30,259 | |
| 24871 | Pageton | 667 | $64,167 | |
| 24872 | Panther | 477 | $40,293 | |
| 24873 | Paynesville | 247 | — | |
| 24878 | Premier | 279 | $33,113 | |
| 24879 | Raysal | 180 | — | |
| 24881 | Roderfield | 82 | — | |
| 24884 | Squire | 54 | — | |
| 24887 | Switchback | 0 | — | |
| 24888 | Thorpe | 90 | $36,813 | |
| 24892 | War | 1,193 | $36,707 | |
| 24894 | Warriormine | 409 | $24,423 | |
| 24895 | Wilcoe | 4 | — |
McDowell County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
39%
$25–50k
30%
$50–75k
14%
$75–100k
8%
$100–150k
7%
$150–200k
2%
$200k+
0.8%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
25%
High school
51%
Some college
14%
Associate's
3%
Bachelor's
5%
Graduate
2%
How people get to work
Drove alone
83%
Carpooled
9%
Transit
0.5%
Walked
0.9%
Bicycle
0%
Worked from home
4%
Other
1%
At a glance
| McDowell | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 77.3% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.8% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 4.5% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 85.5% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 1.6% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 36 min | 26.4 min |