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25142

ZIP 25142 is Nellis, West Virginia, in Boone County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Boone
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
130
Coordinates
38.1431, -81.7377
☼ Live from 25142 — Nellis, WV

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Where 25142 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25142
  • 🔢 Type 25142 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhISZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,142 = 2 × 13 × 967. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25141 (Nebo, WV, 51 mi away) and 25143 (Nitro, WV, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25142 becomes 24152, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 845 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯911 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25142 and you would come out at 38.14°S, 98.26°E — 1,081 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 25142 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households53This ZIP53
Housing units151This ZIP151
Median age55.3This ZIP55.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,146This ZIP$86,146West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$213,200This ZIP$213,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density26.1 / sq miThis ZIP26.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$4,696,000This ZIP$4,696,000

Land area

Land area4.97 sq miThis ZIP4.97 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25142

ZIPCityDistance
25169 Ridgeview, WV 1.7 mi
25051 Costa, WV 1.8 mi
25154 Peytona, WV 2.0 mi
25529 Julian, WV 4.6 mi
25165 Racine, WV 4.7 mi
25081 Foster, WV 4.8 mi
25009 Ashford, WV 5.0 mi
25024 Bloomingrose, WV 6.3 mi
25107 Hernshaw, WV 7.4 mi
25130 Madison, WV 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25142?

25142 is in Nellis, West Virginia, in Boone County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1431, -81.7377.

What county is 25142 in?

25142 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 25142?

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

What time zone is 25142 in?

25142 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25142?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 25142, in 53 households, at 26.1 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 25142?

$86,146 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25142?

The closest are 25169 (1.7 mi), 25051 (1.8 mi), 25154 (2 mi), 25529 (4.6 mi) and 25165 (4.7 mi).

Is 25142 a PO Box ZIP code?

25142 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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