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Coal City ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Coal City, WV is 25823, and its area codes are 681 and 304.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
724
Area codes
681, 304

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

Mail addressed to Coal City uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Coal City in numbers

About 724 people live in Coal City, in 395 households. The median household income is $20,491 a year, 66% below the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at under $10,000. The median age is 59.3; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 40 minutes.

Population724Coal City724
Households395Coal City395
Median age59.3Coal City59.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$20,491Coal City$20,491West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home valueunder $10,000Coal Cityunder $10,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Coal City0.0%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute39.8 minCoal City39.8 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density115 / sq miCoal City115 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Coal City

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Coal City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25823 Coal City , WV Standard 423 — $113,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Coal City

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

ZIP codes overlapping Coal City
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25813 Beaver , WV Standard 6,958 $54,364 $148,800
25908 Princewick , WV Standard 130 — —
25921 Sophia , WV Standard 1,989 $35,451 $105,800

Map of Coal City ZIP codes

25823

The ZIP codes of Coal City, 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 Coal City

The nearest larger towns are Sophia (1,528 people, 3.0 mi), Crab Orchard (1,139 people, 4.5 mi) and MacArthur (1,493 people, 5.0 mi).

Towns near Coal City
TownPopulationDistance
Shady Spring 3,381 6.9 mi
Beckley 16,818 7.3 mi
Oak Hill 7,937 20.8 mi
Princeton 5,736 22.2 mi
Welch 3,507 26.9 mi
Fayetteville 2,817 27.4 mi
Bluefield 9,387 28.6 mi

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