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25186

ZIP 25186 is Smithers, 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
725
Coordinates
38.1740, -81.2975
☼ Live from 25186 — Smithers, WV

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Where 25186 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25186
  • 🔢 Type 25186 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBISZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,186 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 257. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25185 (Mount Olive, WV, 4 mi away) and 25187 (Southside, WV, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25186 becomes 68152 — and that is a real ZIP code: Omaha, NE, 810 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85261 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯933 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25186 and you would come out at 38.17°S, 98.70°E — 1,059 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 25186 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population725This ZIP725
Households317This ZIP317
Housing units416This ZIP416
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$47,563This ZIP$47,563West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$77,000This ZIP$77,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$663This ZIP$663West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density410.3 / sq miThis ZIP410.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees141This ZIP141
Annual payroll$6,667,000This ZIP$6,667,000

Land area

Land area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 25186

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ZIP codes near 25186

ZIPCityDistance
25036 Cannelton, WV 1.5 mi
25136 Montgomery, WV 1.6 mi
25031 Boomer, WV 2.1 mi
25102 Handley, WV 3.0 mi
25110 Hugheston, WV 3.0 mi
25126 London, WV 3.4 mi
25040 Charlton Heights, WV 3.8 mi
25002 Alloy, WV 3.8 mi
25118 Kimberly, WV 4.1 mi
25090 Glen Ferris, WV 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25186?

25186 is in Smithers, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1740, -81.2975.

What county is 25186 in?

25186 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25186?

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

What time zone is 25186 in?

25186 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25186?

About 725 people live in ZIP code 25186, in 317 households, at 410.3 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 25186?

$47,563 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25186?

The closest are 25036 (1.5 mi), 25136 (1.6 mi), 25031 (2.1 mi), 25102 (3 mi) and 25110 (3 mi).

Is 25186 a PO Box ZIP code?

25186 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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