Zip lookup · WV

25244
Gay, West Virginia.

Gay, Jackson County, WV · Charleston, WV metro · population 850

What it costs per month · 25244 $937/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$462 (+97%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $2,764 +2%
$175,727$178,491 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $11,908 +7%
$166,584$178,491 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 25244 $937 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 25244$937
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 50 years.

Typical home values in zip 25244 rose 1.6% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Jackson County, WV 67% · Roane County, WV 33%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Gay, WV — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $178,491 as of Sep 2026
+1.6%year on year

Typical home value — 25244

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 25244 $178,491 Charleston $147,375 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2020 2022 2024 2026
  • 25244$178,491
  • Charleston$147,375
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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7.2 25243 Gandeeville 740 — $138,184
7.8 25252 Le Roy 1,195 — $167,187
7.8 25271 Ripley 7,376 — $211,531
9.6 25270 Reedy 1,127 — $132,739
9.7 25248 Kenna 3,222 — $215,729
11.4 25275 Sandyville 2,181 — $198,834
11.4 25276 Spencer 7,127 — $118,551
11.7 25245 Given 684 — $245,801
13.0 25286 Walton 1,652 — $119,686
14.3 25241 Evans 2,154 — $227,804
15.9 25124 Liberty 1,514 — $177,432
16.1 26160 Palestine 1,163 — $118,103
16.5 25320 Charleston 4,595 — $173,883
16.8 25239 Cottageville 1,787 — $181,424
17.2 25259 Looneyville 880 — $144,033
17.9 26164 Ravenswood 7,435 — $180,682
18.2 25262 Millwood 1,233 — $189,714
18.7 26141 Creston 356 — $109,884
19.6 25123 Leon 2,440 — $172,159
19.6 25005 Amma 281 — $153,993
19.7 25251 Left Hand 377 — $141,024
19.9 25264 Mount Alto 482 — $167,428

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.