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25003

ZIP 25003 is Alum Creek, West Virginia, mostly in Kanawha County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kanawha +2 more
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
1,975
Coordinates
38.2485, -81.7849
☼ Live from 25003 — Alum Creek, WV

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Where 25003 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25003
  • 🔢 Type 25003 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,003 = 11 × 2273. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25002 (Alloy, WV, 30 mi away) and 25005 (Amma, WV, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25003 becomes 30052 — and that is a real ZIP code: Loganville, GA, 328 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02053, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50230 in Radcliffe, IA, 675 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯907 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25003 and you would come out at 38.25°S, 98.22°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 37.2 square miles of land, 25003 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,975This ZIP1,975
Households783This ZIP783
Housing units962This ZIP962
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$64,631This ZIP$64,631West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$114,900This ZIP$114,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$784This ZIP$784West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density53.1 / sq miThis ZIP53.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees369This ZIP369
Annual payroll$9,346,000This ZIP$9,346,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$58,797,000This ZIP$58,797,000

Land area

Land area37.18 sq miThis ZIP37.18 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Counties 25003 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kanawha County 70.5%
Lincoln County 29.4%
Boone County 0.1%

Other place names in 25003

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 25003

ZIPCityDistance
25309 South Charleston, WV 4.6 mi
25107 Hernshaw, WV 5.9 mi
25202 Tornado, WV 6.2 mi
25009 Ashford, WV 6.3 mi
25529 Julian, WV 6.4 mi
25564 Sod, WV 6.5 mi
25567 Sumerco, WV 6.6 mi
25314 Charleston, WV 7.3 mi
25051 Costa, WV 7.5 mi
25142 Nellis, WV 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25003?

25003 is in Alum Creek, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.2485, -81.7849.

What county is 25003 in?

25003 spans 3 counties: Kanawha County, Lincoln County and Boone County. Most of it falls in Kanawha County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 25003?

Alum Creek uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 25003 in?

25003 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25003?

About 1,975 people live in ZIP code 25003, in 783 households, at 53.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 25003?

$64,631 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25003?

The closest are 25309 (4.6 mi), 25107 (5.9 mi), 25202 (6.2 mi), 25009 (6.3 mi) and 25529 (6.4 mi).

Is 25003 a PO Box ZIP code?

25003 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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