Institute is a community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, home to about 521 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25112, and parts of 25064 are in Institute too.
Homes sold for a median of $116 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Institute
Mostly Dunbar; part is in Institute
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Institute. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)128 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Yeager Airport (CRW)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Columbus, OH130 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA372 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Institute; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 218th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Kanawha County grew from 54,696 residents in 1900 to 180,745 in 2020.
Kanawha County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 48.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charleston Wfo, WV weather station (4 miles away).
74,799 jobs at 4,396 businesses in Kanawha County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Institute.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Dunbar, Nitro and West Dunbar.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.