| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:43 PM |
| Population: | 17,102 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 54065 |
| CBSA: | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
| Land Area: | 288 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.5162, -78.3347 |
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17,102 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 288 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,120 to 17,102 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 25411 (Berkeley Springs, $71,349 median) and poorest ZIP 25422 (Great Cacapon, $52,047) are 7.2 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $173,800 in 25422 (Great Cacapon) to $241,000 in 25411 (Berkeley Springs).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 25422 (Great Cacapon) to 84 in 25411 (Berkeley Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.3% bachelor's+ in 25434 (Paw Paw) to 20.3% in 25411 (Berkeley Springs) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within West Virginia, this is the #34 most populous of 55 counties and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $68,385 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,430 of 13,246 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.