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25085

ZIP 25085 is Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
557
Coordinates
38.1617, -81.1633
☼ Live from 25085 — Gauley Bridge, WV

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Where 25085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25085
  • 🔢 Type 25085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,085 = 5 × 29 × 173. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110000111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25083 (Gallagher, WV, 13 mi away) and 25086 (Glasgow, WV, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25085 becomes 58052 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leonard, ND, 1,006 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02558, 05825, 08525, 20585, 20855, 25508, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85025 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯941 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25085 and you would come out at 38.16°S, 98.84°E — 1,052 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 13.9 square miles of land, 25085 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population557This ZIP557
Households229This ZIP229
Housing units330This ZIP330
Median age59.1This ZIP59.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$30,945This ZIP$30,945West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$91,200This ZIP$91,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Population density39.9 / sq miThis ZIP39.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees86This ZIP86
Annual payroll$2,213,000This ZIP$2,213,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$14,777,000This ZIP$14,777,000

Land area

Land area13.95 sq miThis ZIP13.95 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 25085

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

ZIP codes near 25085

ZIPCityDistance
25812 Ansted, WV 2.5 mi
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV 2.9 mi
25090 Glen Ferris, WV 3.2 mi
26690 Swiss, WV 4.1 mi
25040 Charlton Heights, WV 4.9 mi
25057 Deep Water, WV 4.9 mi
25002 Alloy, WV 5.4 mi
25185 Mount Olive, WV 5.6 mi
25036 Cannelton, WV 6.0 mi
25031 Boomer, WV 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25085?

25085 is in Gauley Bridge, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1617, -81.1633.

What county is 25085 in?

25085 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25085?

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

What time zone is 25085 in?

25085 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25085?

About 557 people live in ZIP code 25085, in 229 households, at 39.9 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 25085?

$30,945 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25085?

The closest are 25812 (2.5 mi), 25115 (2.9 mi), 25090 (3.2 mi), 26690 (4.1 mi) and 25040 (4.9 mi).

Is 25085 a PO Box ZIP code?

25085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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