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Chesapeake ZIP codes, West Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Chesapeake, WV; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 25315 and 25214. Its area codes are 681 and 304.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,702
Area codes
681, 304

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Chesapeake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, East Bank (5.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Chesapeake in numbers

About 1,702 people live in Chesapeake, in 745 households. The median household income is $60,927 a year, about the same as the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,500 (48% below the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $967 a month. The median age is 37.7; 10.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population1,702Chesapeake1,702
Households745Chesapeake745
Median age37.7Chesapeake37.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,927Chesapeake$60,927West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$84,500Chesapeake$84,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$967Chesapeake$967West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%Chesapeake10.4%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.2 minChesapeake22.2 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,538 / sq miChesapeake3,538 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Chesapeake town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Chesapeake

These ZIP codes cover part of Chesapeake but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Chesapeake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25214 Winifrede , WV Standard 994 $70,956 —
25315 Charleston , WV Standard 3,286 $55,083 $90,200

Map of Chesapeake ZIP codes

2521425315

The ZIP codes of Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake

The nearest larger towns are Charleston (47,421 people, 10 mi), South Charleston (13,457 people, 12 mi) and Pinch (4,037 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Chesapeake
TownPopulationDistance
Charleston 47,421 10.1 mi
South Charleston 13,457 12.5 mi
Pinch 4,037 13.1 mi
Dunbar 7,254 14.8 mi
Madison 2,788 18.1 mi
St. Albans 10,522 18.7 mi
Cross Lanes 9,671 19.4 mi
Nitro 6,853 19.7 mi
Sissonville 3,593 20.0 mi
Fayetteville 2,817 25.7 mi
Teays Valley 14,151 26.1 mi
Oak Hill 7,937 26.8 mi
Winfield 2,918 28.3 mi
Hurricane 6,855 29.7 mi

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