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25040

ZIP 25040 is Charlton Heights, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
648
Coordinates
38.1364, -81.2471
☼ Live from 25040 — Charlton Heights, WV

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Where 25040 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25040
  • 🔢 Type 25040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 313. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25039 (Cedar Grove, WV, 9 mi away) and 25043 (Clay, WV, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25040 becomes 04052, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02045, 02054, 02540, 04250, 05042, 05402, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54020 in Osceola, WI, 767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25040 and you would come out at 38.14°S, 98.75°E — 1,056 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 25040 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population648This ZIP648
Households230This ZIP230
Housing units270This ZIP270
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median home value$96,400This ZIP$96,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute12.5 minThis ZIP12.5 min
Population density170.1 / sq miThis ZIP170.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$507,000This ZIP$507,000

Land area

Land area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 25040

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

ZIP codes near 25040

ZIPCityDistance
25002 Alloy, WV 0.6 mi
25031 Boomer, WV 1.7 mi
25090 Glen Ferris, WV 1.9 mi
25057 Deep Water, WV 2.3 mi
25139 Mount Carbon, WV 2.9 mi
25036 Cannelton, WV 3.4 mi
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV 3.7 mi
25186 Smithers, WV 3.8 mi
25136 Montgomery, WV 3.9 mi
25118 Kimberly, WV 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25040?

25040 is in Charlton Heights, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1364, -81.2471.

What county is 25040 in?

25040 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25040?

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

What time zone is 25040 in?

25040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25040?

About 648 people live in ZIP code 25040, in 230 households, at 170.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 25040?

The closest are 25002 (0.6 mi), 25031 (1.7 mi), 25090 (1.9 mi), 25057 (2.3 mi) and 25139 (2.9 mi).

Is 25040 a PO Box ZIP code?

25040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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