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Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 24740 (Princeton, WV)

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$154,000
Metro: $147,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.8%
Metro: +1.6% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$865/mo
Metro: $786 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
16,498
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$44,793
Metro: $50,550 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around 24740, shaded by typical home value2474024739247012597924747246052472625841258202473625902259692436625971
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ZIP codes around 24740, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. 24740 is outlined.

How 24740 compares

The typical home in ZIP code 24740 (Princeton, WV) is worth about $154,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 24740 are 5% above the typical value in the Bluefield metro area ($147,000) and 58% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in 24740 fell 0.8%, compared with +1.6% in the Bluefield metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $865 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% above the Bluefield metro area ($786) and 55% below the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $44,793, against $50,550 in the Bluefield metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 16,498 people live in 24740 (American Community Survey 2020–24).

24740 has the 9th-highest typical home value of the 17 ZIP codes in the Bluefield metro area and the 215th-highest of 479 in West Virginia with Zillow figures.

Part of: Princeton, WV · Mercer County, WV · Bluefield metro area · West Virginia

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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