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25161

ZIP 25161 is Powellton, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
514
Coordinates
38.0528, -81.3187
☼ Live from 25161 — Powellton, WV

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Where 25161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25161
  • 🔢 Type 25161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgISZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,161 = 3 × 8387. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25160 (Pond Gap, WV, 19 mi away) and 25162 (Pratt, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25161 becomes 16152, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12165, 12516, 12561, 15126, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56211 in Beardsley, MN, 945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯934 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25161 and you would come out at 38.05°S, 98.68°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 14.9 square miles of land, 25161 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population514This ZIP514
Households227This ZIP227
Housing units272This ZIP272
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$51,397This ZIP$51,397West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$70,600This ZIP$70,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density34.6 / sq miThis ZIP34.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$6,081,000This ZIP$6,081,000

Land area

Land area14.86 sq miThis ZIP14.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 25161

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

ZIP codes near 25161

ZIPCityDistance
25083 Gallagher, WV 2.9 mi
25119 Kincaid, WV 4.0 mi
25139 Mount Carbon, WV 4.2 mi
25152 Page, WV 4.5 mi
25118 Kimberly, WV 4.6 mi
25075 Eskdale, WV 4.7 mi
25917 Scarbro, WV 6.0 mi
25173 Robson, WV 6.1 mi
25002 Alloy, WV 6.4 mi
25057 Deep Water, WV 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25161?

25161 is in Powellton, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0528, -81.3187.

What county is 25161 in?

25161 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25161?

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

What time zone is 25161 in?

25161 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25161?

About 514 people live in ZIP code 25161, in 227 households, at 34.6 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 25161?

$51,397 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25161?

The closest are 25083 (2.9 mi), 25119 (4 mi), 25139 (4.2 mi), 25152 (4.5 mi) and 25118 (4.6 mi).

Is 25161 a PO Box ZIP code?

25161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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