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Nitro ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Nitro, WV is 25143, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
6,853
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Nitro itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Scott Depot (4.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Nitro uses the ZIP code above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Nitro in numbers

About 6,853 people live in Nitro, in 2,828 households, the 25th-largest of West Virginia's 429 census places. The median household income is $53,848 a year, 10% below the West Virginia median of $59,608 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,900 (21% below the West Virginia median), and median gross rent is $949 a month. The median age is 44.5; 17.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population6,853Nitro6,853
Households2,828Nitro2,828
Median age44.5Nitro44.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,848Nitro$53,848West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$128,900Nitro$128,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$949Nitro$949West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%Nitro17.2%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Mean commute24.5 minNitro24.5 minWest Virginia26.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,282 / sq miNitro1,282 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Nitro

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Nitro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25143 Nitro , WV Standard 8,714 $53,205 $128,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Nitro

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

ZIP codes overlapping Nitro
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25064 Dunbar , WV Standard 9,090 $57,263 $119,900
25177 Saint Albans , WV Standard 22,665 $55,046 $139,900
25213 Winfield , WV Standard 6,224 $100,711 $268,600
25313 Charleston , WV Standard 11,760 $64,385 $156,100

Map of Nitro ZIP codes

25143

The ZIP codes of Nitro, 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 Nitro

The nearest larger towns are St. Albans (10,522 people, 2.4 mi), Cross Lanes (9,671 people, 2.6 mi) and Dunbar (7,254 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near Nitro
TownPopulationDistance
St. Albans 10,522 2.4 mi
Cross Lanes 9,671 2.6 mi
Dunbar 7,254 4.9 mi
Teays Valley 14,151 6.8 mi
South Charleston 13,457 7.2 mi
Winfield 2,918 9.0 mi
Charleston 47,421 10.5 mi
Sissonville 3,593 11.2 mi
Hurricane 6,855 11.4 mi
Culloden 3,040 14.2 mi
Milton 2,817 17.8 mi
Pinch 4,037 17.9 mi
Madison 2,788 23.9 mi
Barboursville 4,376 26.4 mi

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