ZIP Code 25878 — Sophia town, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 25878 covers Sophia, WV in Raleigh County with a population of about 968.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 48.9 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.

Median household income in ZIP 25878 is about $23,899 — about 68% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 40.3%; unemployment rate near 15.2%; 23.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 9.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Other services, Mining, and Retail trade; a mean commute of about 145.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 82.2% (about 16.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Sophia town, 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 Sophia town, WV show little to no average snow and around 43.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 36 for ZIP 25878 (Sophia town, 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.