ZIP Code 25849 — Glen White CDP, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 25849 covers Glen White, WV in Raleigh County with a population of about 200.

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

Glen White, WV reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (52.5%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

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

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 47.5% (about 17.9 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Glen White 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 Glen White 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 7 for ZIP 25849 (Glen White 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.