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25048

ZIP 25048 is Colcord, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
351
Coordinates
37.9473, -81.4308
☼ Live from 25048 — Colcord, WV

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Where 25048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25048
  • 🔢 Type 25048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 31 × 101. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25047 (Clothier, WV, 18 mi away) and 25049 (Comfort, WV, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25048 becomes 84052 — and that is a real ZIP code: Myton, UT, 1,534 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,740 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯930 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25048 and you would come out at 37.95°S, 98.57°E — 1,061 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 5.9 square miles of land, 25048 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population351This ZIP351
Households67This ZIP67
Housing units82This ZIP82
Median age23.7This ZIP23.7West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$41,179This ZIP$41,179West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$41,300This ZIP$41,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$827This ZIP$827West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Population density60.0 / sq miThis ZIP60.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area5.85 sq miThis ZIP5.85 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 25048

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

ZIP codes near 25048

ZIPCityDistance
25060 Dorothy, WV 2.7 mi
25062 Dry Creek, WV 4.7 mi
25008 Artie, WV 4.7 mi
25209 Whitesville, WV 5.1 mi
25174 Rock Creek, WV 5.7 mi
25044 Clear Creek, WV 7.0 mi
25148 Orgas, WV 7.5 mi
25075 Eskdale, WV 7.9 mi
25193 Sylvester, WV 8.1 mi
25140 Naoma, WV 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25048?

25048 is in Colcord, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9473, -81.4308.

What county is 25048 in?

25048 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25048?

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

What time zone is 25048 in?

25048 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25048?

About 351 people live in ZIP code 25048, in 67 households, at 60.0 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 25048?

$41,179 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25048?

The closest are 25060 (2.7 mi), 25062 (4.7 mi), 25008 (4.7 mi), 25209 (5.1 mi) and 25174 (5.7 mi).

Is 25048 a PO Box ZIP code?

25048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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