Zip lookup · WV

25865
Lester, West Virginia.

Lester, Raleigh County, WV · Beckley, WV metro · population 1,573

What it costs per month · 25865 $832/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$463 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $3,931 +3%
$154,661$158,592 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,869 +30%
$121,723$158,592 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 25865 $832 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 25865$832
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 25865 rose 2.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

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

Typical home value $158,592 as of Sep 2026
+2.5%year on year

Typical home value — 25865

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 25865 $158,592 Beckley $150,151 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 25865$158,592
  • Beckley$150,151
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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3.8 25839 Fairdale 390 — $163,824
4.4 25817 Bolt 195 — $179,496
5.4 25827 Crab Orchard 1,380 — $144,251
5.6 25844 Glen Daniel 607 — $157,519
5.8 25921 Sophia 1,989 — $105,743
7.3 25908 Princewick 130 — $105,726
7.7 25007 Arnett 687 — $113,934
8.3 25876 Saulsville 90 — $142,081
8.7 25801 Beckley 31,128 $1,044 $147,036
9.2 25882 Mullens 2,268 — $50,353
9.6 25174 Rock Creek 204 — $99,975
9.8 24870 Oceana 1,639 — $70,031
10.3 25823 Coal City 423 — $103,398
12.3 25140 Naoma 1,321 — $71,925
13.0 25880 Mount Hope 6,163 — $125,898
13.2 24874 Pineville 1,851 — $81,595
13.5 25832 Daniels 4,818 — $282,688
13.8 25843 Ghent 986 — $302,619
13.9 25902 Odd 260 — $132,308
14.0 24860 Matheny 628 — $75,766
14.2 25813 Beaver 6,958 — $191,610
14.5 24726 Herndon 275 — $57,459
15.5 25825 Cool Ridge 2,659 — $226,497
16.9 24827 Cyclone 755 — $81,178
17.1 24818 Brenton 1,481 — $63,621
17.1 25989 White Oak 471 — $197,909
17.8 25208 Wharton 852 — $45,203
18.1 25917 Scarbro 1,255 — $96,442
18.7 25209 Whitesville 539 — $67,727
18.7 25918 Shady Spring 4,844 — $209,087

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