ZIP Code 25817 — Bolt CDP, WV Demographics & Data

ZIP code 25817 covers Bolt, WV in Raleigh County with a population of about 53.

It sits in telephone area codes 304, 681; U.S. House district WV-1; the BLUEFIELD - BECKLEY - OAK HILL media market.

Bolt, WV reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (50.9%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%.

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bolt CDP, WV as Relatively Low (composite score 65.5), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (80.9) and wildfire (75.1). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bolt CDP, WV show little to no average snow and around 43.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 25817 (Bolt CDP, WV) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.