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25193

ZIP 25193 is Sylvester, 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
230
Coordinates
38.0168, -81.5509
☼ Live from 25193 — Sylvester, WV

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Where 25193 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25193
  • 🔢 Type 25193 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGISZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,193 = 7 × 59 × 61. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25187 (Southside, WV, 55 mi away) and 25201 (Tad, WV, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25193 becomes 39152 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pulaski, MS, 606 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12935, 12953, 15239, 15329, 15923, 19352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95123 in San Jose, CA, 2,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯922 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25193 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 98.45°E — 1,069 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 25193 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population230This ZIP230
Households90This ZIP90
Housing units169This ZIP169
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$74,286This ZIP$74,286West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$77,100This ZIP$77,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$596This ZIP$596West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute40.7 minThis ZIP40.7 min
Population density70.3 / sq miThis ZIP70.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,090,000This ZIP$1,090,000

Land area

Land area3.27 sq miThis ZIP3.27 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 25193

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

ZIP codes near 25193

ZIPCityDistance
25148 Orgas, WV 1.5 mi
25209 Whitesville, WV 4.3 mi
25181 Seth, WV 5.4 mi
25060 Dorothy, WV 5.4 mi
25093 Gordon, WV 6.3 mi
25049 Comfort, WV 6.8 mi
25204 Twilight, WV 7.8 mi
25048 Colcord, WV 8.1 mi
25206 Van, WV 8.3 mi
25075 Eskdale, WV 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25193?

25193 is in Sylvester, West Virginia, in Boone County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0168, -81.5509.

What county is 25193 in?

25193 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 25193?

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

What time zone is 25193 in?

25193 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25193?

About 230 people live in ZIP code 25193, in 90 households, at 70.3 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 25193?

$74,286 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25193?

The closest are 25148 (1.5 mi), 25209 (4.3 mi), 25181 (5.4 mi), 25060 (5.4 mi) and 25093 (6.3 mi).

Is 25193 a PO Box ZIP code?

25193 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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