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Gatewood ZIP codes, West Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Gatewood, WV; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 25840. Its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
605
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Gatewood itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Fayetteville (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Gatewood in numbers

About 605 people live in Gatewood, in 223 households. The median household income is $76,351 a year, 28% above the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,600 (33% below the West Virginia median). The median age is 31.3; 18.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population605Gatewood605
Households223Gatewood223
Median age31.3Gatewood31.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$76,351Gatewood$76,351West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$109,600Gatewood$109,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%Gatewood18.6%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.1 minGatewood27.1 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density392 / sq miGatewood392 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Gatewood

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

ZIP codes overlapping Gatewood
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25840 Fayetteville , WV Standard 7,746 $67,628 $132,400

Map of Gatewood ZIP codes

25840

The ZIP codes of Gatewood, 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 Gatewood

The nearest larger towns are Fayetteville (2,817 people, 4.7 mi), Oak Hill (7,937 people, 5.4 mi) and Ansted (1,140 people, 9.3 mi).

Towns near Gatewood
TownPopulationDistance
Fayetteville 2,817 4.7 mi
Oak Hill 7,937 5.4 mi
Beckley 16,818 16.8 mi
Shady Spring 3,381 21.0 mi
Summersville 3,373 23.0 mi

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

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