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Powellton ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Powellton, WV is 25161, and its area codes are 681 and 304.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
479
Area codes
681, 304

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Powellton itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Alloy (6.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Powellton uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Powellton in numbers

About 479 people live in Powellton, in 189 households. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $70,900 (56% below the West Virginia median). The median age is 38.0; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (24.1% across West Virginia).

Population479Powellton479
Households189Powellton189
Median age38.0Powellton38.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$70,900Powellton$70,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Powellton0.0%West Virginia24.1%US 35.7%
Population density89 / sq miPowellton89 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Powellton

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Powellton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25161 Powellton , WV Standard 514 $51,397 $70,600

Other ZIP codes overlapping Powellton

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

ZIP codes overlapping Powellton
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
25118 Kimberly , WV Standard 409 — —

Map of Powellton ZIP codes

25161

The ZIP codes of Powellton, 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 Powellton

The nearest larger towns are Smithers (712 people, 5.1 mi), Montgomery (1,516 people, 5.5 mi) and Glasgow (878 people, 9.7 mi).

Towns near Powellton
TownPopulationDistance
Fayetteville 2,817 11.8 mi
Oak Hill 7,937 12.2 mi
Pinch 4,037 23.2 mi
Beckley 16,818 23.8 mi
Charleston 47,421 24.4 mi
Madison 2,788 26.2 mi
South Charleston 13,457 27.1 mi
Summersville 3,373 29.3 mi
Dunbar 7,254 29.4 mi
Shady Spring 3,381 29.9 mi

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