ZIP Code 25823 — Coal City CDP, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 25823 covers Coal City, WV in Raleigh County with a population of about 419.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 42.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 304, 681; U.S. House district WV-1; the BLUEFIELD - BECKLEY - OAK HILL media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 12.9%; unemployment rate near 42.5%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Wholesale trade and Other services; a mean commute of about 42.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 69.7% (about 4.3 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Coal City CDP, WV as Relatively Low (composite score 65.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (80.9) and wildfire (75.1). 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 Coal City CDP, WV show little to no average snow and around 43.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 16 for ZIP 25823 (Coal City 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.