Best Places25908, WV Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 25908, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
25908 ranks 30,739th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 25908
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
25908's strengths and weaknesses
Where 25908 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 25908 ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
Who lives in 25908
25908 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 25908.
Who works in 25908, and how
Work in 25908 centers on other services and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 25908
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 25908.
What the weather is like in 25908, month by month
25908 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 68° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 25908
The nearest airport, Raleigh County Memorial, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charlotte/Douglas International, about 170 miles away.
The best schools in and around 25908
Schools across 25908 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Coal City ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Independence High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 25908 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
25908 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 25908 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 25908
Is 25908 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 25908 ranks 30,739th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 25908 safe?
25908 is safer than 19% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 25908?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 23. That works out to about 85 pleasant days a year, more than 50% of zip codes.
Compare 25908 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 25908. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 25908 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
25908 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 25908: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 25908: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 25908: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 25908: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
25908 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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