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Smallest ZIP Codes in West Virginia by Land Area

What this measures. Land area of the Census tabulation area, smallest first. These are almost always dense urban ZIP codes covering a few city blocks. Source: Census Gazetteer, data release 2026-10-12.

# ZIP City County Land area
1 25156 Pinch Kanawha 0.03 sq mi
2 25305 Charleston Kanawha 0.05 sq mi
3 24855 Kyle McDowell 0.05 sq mi
4 25112 Institute Kanawha 0.05 sq mi
5 25432 Millville Jefferson 0.07 sq mi
6 25755 Huntington Cabell 0.09 sq mi
7 26435 Simpson Taylor 0.10 sq mi
8 26586 Montana Mines Marion 0.10 sq mi
9 26058 Short Creek Brooke 0.16 sq mi
10 26560 Baxter Marion 0.16 sq mi
11 24738 Nemours Mercer 0.17 sq mi
12 25851 Harper Raleigh 0.18 sq mi
13 26524 Bretz Preston 0.18 sq mi
14 25054 Dawes Kanawha 0.21 sq mi
15 26506 Morgantown Monongalia 0.24 sq mi
16 25002 Alloy Fayette 0.26 sq mi
17 26361 Gypsy Harrison 0.28 sq mi
18 26210 Adrian Upshur 0.28 sq mi
19 25109 Hometown Putnam 0.30 sq mi
20 26366 Haywood Harrison 0.30 sq mi
21 25162 Pratt Kanawha 0.33 sq mi
22 25810 Allen Junction Wyoming 0.40 sq mi
23 26750 Piedmont Mineral 0.42 sq mi
24 25051 Costa Boone 0.44 sq mi
25 25909 Prosperity Raleigh 0.46 sq mi
26 25855 Hilltop Fayette 0.47 sq mi
27 24816 Big Sandy McDowell 0.48 sq mi
28 26574 Grant Town Marion 0.49 sq mi
29 26438 Spelter Harrison 0.50 sq mi
30 25818 Bradley Raleigh 0.51 sq mi
31 26451 West Milford Harrison 0.54 sq mi
32 25943 Wyco Wyoming 0.55 sq mi
33 25126 London Kanawha 0.59 sq mi
34 26543 Osage Monongalia 0.67 sq mi
35 25871 Mabscott Raleigh 0.68 sq mi
36 25873 Mac Arthur Raleigh 0.69 sq mi
37 25849 Glen White Raleigh 0.69 sq mi
38 25507 Ceredo Wayne 0.69 sq mi
39 26563 Carolina Marion 0.71 sq mi
40 26587 Rachel Marion 0.73 sq mi
41 25911 Raleigh Raleigh 0.75 sq mi
42 26040 Mcmechen Marshall 0.75 sq mi
43 24887 Switchback McDowell 0.78 sq mi
44 26134 Belmont Pleasants 0.80 sq mi
45 26544 Pentress Monongalia 0.83 sq mi
46 25067 East Bank Kanawha 0.86 sq mi
47 24724 Freeman Mercer 0.89 sq mi
48 25011 Bancroft Putnam 0.91 sq mi
49 25826 Corinne Wyoming 0.91 sq mi
50 26074 West Liberty Ohio 0.98 sq mi

Showing the top 50 of 738 ZIP codes in West Virginia that have this figure and meet the threshold above. 25156 ranks 1st at 0.03 sq mi, against 0.98 sq mi in 50th place.

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