| ZIP Codes: | 42 ZIP Codes (25 Standard, 15 PO Box, 2 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:22 PM |
| Population: | 43,974 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 54019 |
| CBSA: | Beckley, WV |
| Land Area: | 685 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.0385, -81.1507 |
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43,974 residents live across 42 ZIPs covering 685 sq mi, served by 41 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 49,344 to 43,409 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.0% change. 15 ZIPs gained residents, 23 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 25986 (Spring Dale, $100,128 median) and poorest ZIP 25136 (Montgomery, $28,173) are 34.2 miles apart — a 3.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.7× across this county — from $30,400 in 25879 (Minden) to $203,000 in 25837 (Edmond).
Density varies 2588× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 26680 (Nallen) to 22,588 in 25152 (Page).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.5% bachelor's+ in 25866 (Lochgelly) to 43.4% in 25118 (Kimberly) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within West Virginia, this is the #13 most populous of 55 counties and ranks #32 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,549 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,334 of 31,922 reporting).
25 Standard delivery, 15 PO Box only, 2 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 3.6× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Fayette County lost 10.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25901 | Oak Hill | Standard | 10,012 | $51,735 | 19.6 | -13.3% |
| 25840 | Fayetteville | Standard | 7,746 | $67,628 | 86.3 | 3.8% |
| 25880 | Mount Hope | Standard | 6,163 | $36,264 | 43.6 | -4.0% |
| 25976 | Meadow Bridge | Standard | 2,469 | $41,169 | 102.8 | 6.0% |
| 25938 | Victor | Standard | 1,739 | $59,833 | 45.6 | 39.0% |
| 25136 | Montgomery | Standard | 1,543 | $28,173 | 9.8 | -17.6% |
| 25831 | Danese | Standard | 1,389 | $46,800 | 78.8 | 6.9% |
| 25812 | Ansted | Standard | 1,339 | $43,646 | 9.1 | -31.0% |
| 25917 | Scarbro | Standard | 1,255 | $60,407 | 65.0 | -24.9% |
| 25185 | Mount Olive | Unique | 729 | — | 0.0 | 56.1% |
| 25186 | Smithers | PO Box | 725 | $47,563 | 0.9 | -39.9% |
| 25854 | Hico | Standard | 704 | $52,143 | 26.8 | -41.4% |
| 25040 | Charlton Heights | PO Box | 648 | — | 2.9 | 7.1% |
| 25868 | Lookout | Standard | 610 | — | 18.1 | 76.3% |
| 25904 | Pax | PO Box | 559 | $39,455 | 0.0 | 58.8% |
| 25085 | Gauley Bridge | Standard | 557 | $30,945 | 15.9 | -37.9% |
| 25161 | Powellton | Standard | 514 | $51,397 | 13.9 | 83.6% |
| 25139 | Mount Carbon | Standard | 498 | — | 8.1 | 35.0% |
| 25031 | Boomer | PO Box | 424 | $40,048 | 5.0 | -54.2% |
| 25118 | Kimberly | Standard | 409 | — | 5.9 | -59.9% |
| 25119 | Kincaid | Standard | 397 | — | 0.8 | -32.0% |
| 25152 | Page | PO Box | 384 | — | 0.0 | -2.8% |
| 25855 | Hilltop | Standard | 339 | $30,335 | 0.0 | 55.5% |
| 25837 | Edmond | Standard | 314 | $79,286 | 6.9 | 84.7% |
| 25866 | Lochgelly | PO Box | 308 | $69,050 | 0.0 | — |
| 26680 | Nallen | Standard | 307 | — | 35.2 | 46.9% |
| 25864 | Layland | Standard | 299 | $76,250 | 10.7 | 44.4% |
| 25907 | Prince | PO Box | 283 | $70,714 | 0.0 | 137.8% |
| 25879 | Minden | PO Box | 273 | $60,800 | 1.0 | -69.4% |
| 25986 | Spring Dale | PO Box | 257 | $100,128 | 0.0 | — |
| 25862 | Lansing | Standard | 216 | $107,763 | 1.5 | -14.3% |
| 25036 | Cannelton | PO Box | 159 | $59,167 | 7.4 | -87.5% |
| 25057 | Deep Water | PO Box | 138 | — | 1.3 | -42.0% |
| 25090 | Glen Ferris | PO Box | 91 | $37,569 | 0.4 | -29.5% |
| 25173 | Robson | Standard | 67 | — | 17.1 | -78.2% |
| 25115 | Kanawha Falls | Standard | 39 | — | 8.6 | -78.6% |
| 25846 | Glen Jean | Standard | 34 | — | 11.0 | -92.6% |
| 25942 | Winona | PO Box | 32 | — | 0.0 | -83.8% |
| 25936 | Thurmond | Standard | 5 | — | 24.9 | -83.3% |
| 25002 | Alloy | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.4 | -100.0% |
| 25888 | Mount Hope | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 25833 | Dothan | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |