| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:22 PM |
| Population: | 28,123 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 54035 |
| Land Area: | 526 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.8009, -81.6847 |
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28,123 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 526 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,682 to 28,117 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 25245 (Given, $82,232 median) and poorest ZIP 25252 (Le Roy, $44,763) are 17.1 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $82,900 in 25244 (Gay) to $223,500 in 25241 (Evans).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 18 people/sq mi in 25245 (Given) to 233 in 25262 (Millwood).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.5% bachelor's+ in 25248 (Kenna) to 41.8% in 25241 (Evans) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within West Virginia, this is the #19 most populous of 55 counties and ranks #14 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,008 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,818 of 19,958 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
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.
Jackson County lost 5.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26164 | Ravenswood | Standard | 7,435 | $45,104 | 105.9 | -6.7% |
| 25271 | Ripley | Standard | 7,376 | $52,150 | 97.1 | -21.7% |
| 25248 | Kenna | Standard | 3,222 | $67,652 | 72.7 | 1.2% |
| 25275 | Sandyville | Standard | 2,181 | $64,632 | 63.6 | -3.3% |
| 25241 | Evans | Standard | 2,154 | $57,336 | 21.3 | 48.6% |
| 25239 | Cottageville | Standard | 1,787 | $80,446 | 27.5 | -2.4% |
| 25262 | Millwood | Standard | 1,233 | $73,914 | 5.3 | 0.2% |
| 25252 | Le Roy | Standard | 1,195 | $44,763 | 62.0 | 17.2% |
| 25244 | Gay | Standard | 850 | $65,667 | 31.8 | 34.1% |
| 25245 | Given | Standard | 684 | $82,232 | 38.3 | -0.3% |
| 25231 | Advent | Standard | 6 | — | 0.1 | — |