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25033

ZIP 25033 is Buffalo, West Virginia, in Putnam County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Putnam
Population
2,284
Coordinates
38.6121, -81.9244
☼ Live from 25033 — Buffalo, WV

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Where 25033 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25033
  • 🔢 Type 25033 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25033 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25031 (Boomer, WV, 48 mi away) and 25035 (Cabin Creek, WV, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25033 becomes 33052 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marathon Shores, FL, 961 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03235, 03253, 20533, 23035, 23350, 23503, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33052 in Marathon Shores, FL, 961 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯894 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25033 and you would come out at 38.61°S, 98.08°E — 1,101 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 24.9 square miles of land, 25033 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,284This ZIP2,284
Households911This ZIP911
Housing units1,014This ZIP1,014
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$81,761This ZIP$81,761West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$142,400This ZIP$142,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$710This ZIP$710West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density91.8 / sq miThis ZIP91.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees2,540This ZIP2,540
Annual payroll$194,636,000This ZIP$194,636,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$56,363,000This ZIP$56,363,000

Land area

Land area24.87 sq miThis ZIP24.87 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Other place names in 25033

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

ZIP codes near 25033

ZIPCityDistance
25168 Red House, WV 4.3 mi
25070 Eleanor, WV 4.6 mi
25082 Fraziers Bottom, WV 5.8 mi
25109 Hometown, WV 6.6 mi
25213 Winfield, WV 6.9 mi
25123 Leon, WV 8.3 mi
25011 Bancroft, WV 8.3 mi
25124 Liberty, WV 8.7 mi
25187 Southside, WV 9.5 mi
25159 Poca, WV 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25033?

25033 is in Buffalo, West Virginia, in Putnam County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.6121, -81.9244.

What county is 25033 in?

25033 lies in Putnam County.

What area code is 25033?

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

What time zone is 25033 in?

25033 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25033?

About 2,284 people live in ZIP code 25033, in 911 households, at 91.8 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 25033?

$81,761 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25033?

The closest are 25168 (4.3 mi), 25070 (4.6 mi), 25082 (5.8 mi), 25109 (6.6 mi) and 25213 (6.9 mi).

Is 25033 a PO Box ZIP code?

25033 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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