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25071

ZIP 25071 is Elkview, West Virginia, mostly in Kanawha County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kanawha +1 more
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
11,107
Coordinates
38.4778, -81.4666
☼ Live from 25071 — Elkview, WV

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Where 25071 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25071
  • 🔢 Type 25071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,071 = 3 × 61 × 137. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25070 (Eleanor, WV, 26 mi away) and 25075 (Eskdale, WV, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25071 becomes 17052 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mapleton Depot, PA, 224 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 961 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯920 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25071 and you would come out at 38.48°S, 98.53°E — 1,075 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 112.6 square miles of land, 25071 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,107This ZIP11,107
Households4,365This ZIP4,365
Housing units4,921This ZIP4,921
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$59,710This ZIP$59,710West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$167,600This ZIP$167,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$778This ZIP$778West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density98.7 / sq miThis ZIP98.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments132This ZIP132
Employees1,303This ZIP1,303
Annual payroll$67,192,000This ZIP$67,192,000
Tax returns filed4,460This ZIP4,460
Total adjusted gross income$300,135,000This ZIP$300,135,000

Land area

Land area112.56 sq miThis ZIP112.56 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 25071 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kanawha County 91.3%
Roane County 8.7%

Other place names in 25071

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ZIP codes near 25071

ZIPCityDistance
25079 Falling Rock, WV 3.9 mi
25026 Blue Creek, WV 4.1 mi
25156 Pinch, WV 4.6 mi
25045 Clendenin, WV 7.7 mi
25201 Tad, WV 9.1 mi
25311 Charleston, WV 9.1 mi
25302 Charleston, WV 9.1 mi
25320 Charleston, WV 9.6 mi
25312 Charleston, WV 9.8 mi
25286 Walton, WV 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25071?

25071 is in Elkview, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.4778, -81.4666.

What county is 25071 in?

25071 spans 2 counties: Kanawha County and Roane 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 25071?

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

What time zone is 25071 in?

25071 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25071?

About 11,107 people live in ZIP code 25071, in 4,365 households, at 98.7 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 25071?

$59,710 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25071?

The closest are 25079 (3.9 mi), 25026 (4.1 mi), 25156 (4.6 mi), 25045 (7.7 mi) and 25201 (9.1 mi).

Is 25071 a PO Box ZIP code?

25071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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