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Alkol ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Alkol, WV is 25501, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,268
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Alkol itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Griffithsville (4.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Alkol in numbers

About 1,268 people live in Alkol, in 540 households. The median household income is $42,188 a year, 29% below the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,900 (32% below the West Virginia median).

Population1,268Alkol1,268
Households540Alkol540
Median household income$42,188Alkol$42,188West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$109,900Alkol$109,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Alkol. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Alkol

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Alkol
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25501 Alkol , WV Standard 1,268 $42,188 $109,900

Map of Alkol ZIP codes

25501

The ZIP codes of Alkol, WV, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Alkol

The nearest larger towns are Madison (2,788 people, 11 mi), Alum Creek (1,749 people, 11 mi) and St. Albans (10,522 people, 17 mi).

Towns near Alkol
TownPopulationDistance
Madison 2,788 10.7 mi
St. Albans 10,522 16.7 mi
South Charleston 13,457 18.2 mi
Culloden 3,040 18.6 mi
Hurricane 6,855 18.7 mi
Dunbar 7,254 18.7 mi
Nitro 6,853 19.1 mi
Teays Valley 14,151 19.8 mi
Milton 2,817 21.3 mi
Cross Lanes 9,671 21.5 mi
Charleston 47,421 21.9 mi
Barboursville 4,376 24.9 mi
Winfield 2,918 25.5 mi
Pea Ridge 6,988 26.6 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Lincoln County · West Virginia ZIP codes

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