Mount Hope is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, home to about 1,504 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 25880 and 25917.
Homes sold for a median of $122 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Mount Hope, part in Bradley and Prosperity
Part is in Mount Hope, part in Scarbro
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Hope. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)141 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA358 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Hope; 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.
Mount Hope had 1,125 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 98th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Raleigh County grew from 12,436 residents in 1900 to 74,591 in 2020.
Raleigh County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oak Hill, WV weather station (7 miles away).
26,532 jobs at 1,713 businesses in Raleigh County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
22 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Hope’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 8 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Raleigh County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Elementary SchoolMount Hope | Pre-K–5 | 305 | Public | 2.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bradley, Prosperity and Scarbro.
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.