ZIP 25526

25526 is one of 11 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Putnam County, WV — 99% of its own area is in the county.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 3 of the 9 with a value.

7 school locations in 25526: 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: CONNER STREET ELEMENTARY, HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL, HURRICANE MIDDLE, HURRICANE TOWN ELEMENTARY, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In October 2007 the typical home in 25526 was worth $170,179.

Values peaked at $275,791 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $275,791, +5.8% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $275,791. Put 20% down and borrow $220,633 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,528 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $81,187 a year, $6,766 a month. So the payment takes 22.6% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 13.9% in 2007.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in October 2007 (6.38%) the payment was $849.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $640.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,419 — +122% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +39%.

Reported values rose +62% since October 2007.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +60% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2007 home was worth $271,820. So the real change is +1%, not +62%.

25526: +62% since October 2007.

Putnam County: +72% since October 2007.

West Virginia: +67% since October 2007 — 25526 ran behind it by 5 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,803 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,211 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 19.0. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Homes sold: about 18 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 21 — so sales ran at 86% of it, and below it in 18 of the last 24 months.

Across Putnam County, builders pulled permits for 118 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 75% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in Putnam County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 844 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 854 moved out.

Net across those counties: −10 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 24 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Kanawha, WV (557 households); most departures went to Kanawha, WV (515).