ZIP Code 25502 — Apple Grove CDP, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 25502 covers Apple Grove, WV in Mason County with a population of about 627.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 29.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 304, 681; U.S. House district WV-1; the CHARLESTON - HUNTINGTON media market.

Apple Grove, WV aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 25502 is about $75,821 — about even with the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 7.8%; unemployment rate near 10.6%; 21.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 11.8 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Education, and Wholesale trade; a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 89.3% (about 23.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Apple Grove CDP, WV as Relatively Low (composite score 57.4), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (76.3) and hurricane (57.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Apple Grove CDP, WV show little to no average snow and around 42.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 23 for ZIP 25502 (Apple Grove CDP, WV) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.