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25159

ZIP 25159 is Poca, West Virginia, in Putnam County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Putnam
Population
3,656
Coordinates
38.5236, -81.7889
☼ Live from 25159 — Poca, WV

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Where 25159 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25159
  • 🔢 Type 25159 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSISZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,159 = 139 × 181. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25156 (Pinch, WV, 18 mi away) and 25160 (Pond Gap, WV, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25159 becomes 95152 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Jose, CA, 2,166 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12955, 15259, 15295, 15925, 15952, 19255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95521 in Arcata, CA, 2,231 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯903 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25159 and you would come out at 38.52°S, 98.21°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 34.1 square miles of land, 25159 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,656This ZIP3,656
Households1,581This ZIP1,581
Housing units1,717This ZIP1,717
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$56,517This ZIP$56,517West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$160,000This ZIP$160,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$634This ZIP$634West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density107.2 / sq miThis ZIP107.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees1,481This ZIP1,481
Annual payroll$111,728,000This ZIP$111,728,000
Tax returns filed2,260This ZIP2,260
Total adjusted gross income$127,157,000This ZIP$127,157,000

Land area

Land area34.09 sq miThis ZIP34.09 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 25159

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ZIP codes near 25159

ZIPCityDistance
25011 Bancroft, WV 2.4 mi
25109 Hometown, WV 3.9 mi
25168 Red House, WV 5.5 mi
25569 Teays, WV 6.0 mi
25213 Winfield, WV 6.8 mi
25124 Liberty, WV 6.9 mi
25143 Nitro, WV 7.3 mi
25070 Eleanor, WV 7.9 mi
25560 Scott Depot, WV 8.0 mi
25313 Charleston, WV 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25159?

25159 is in Poca, West Virginia, in Putnam County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5236, -81.7889.

What county is 25159 in?

25159 lies in Putnam County.

What area code is 25159?

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

What time zone is 25159 in?

25159 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25159?

About 3,656 people live in ZIP code 25159, in 1,581 households, at 107.2 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 25159?

$56,517 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25159?

The closest are 25011 (2.4 mi), 25109 (3.9 mi), 25168 (5.5 mi), 25569 (6 mi) and 25213 (6.8 mi).

Is 25159 a PO Box ZIP code?

25159 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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