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25202

ZIP 25202 is Tornado, West Virginia, mostly in Kanawha County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kanawha +1 more
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
1,451
Coordinates
38.3164, -81.8591
☼ Live from 25202 — Tornado, WV

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Where 25202 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25202
  • 🔢 Type 25202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,202 = 2 × 12601. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25201 (Tad, WV, 20 mi away) and 25203 (Turtle Creek, WV, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25202 becomes 20252 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 263 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (20252, 20522, 22025, 22205, 22520, 25022, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50222 in Peru, IA, 672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯902 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25202 and you would come out at 38.32°S, 98.14°E — 1,091 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 13.1 square miles of land, 25202 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,451This ZIP1,451
Households490This ZIP490
Housing units557This ZIP557
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$96,328This ZIP$96,328West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$198,600This ZIP$198,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density110.8 / sq miThis ZIP110.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$1,640,000This ZIP$1,640,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$36,042,000This ZIP$36,042,000

Land area

Land area13.09 sq miThis ZIP13.09 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Counties 25202 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kanawha County 52.1%
Lincoln County 47.9%

Other place names in 25202

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

ZIP codes near 25202

ZIPCityDistance
25177 Saint Albans, WV 3.7 mi
25564 Sod, WV 3.8 mi
25309 South Charleston, WV 5.5 mi
25003 Alum Creek, WV 6.2 mi
25112 Institute, WV 6.7 mi
25064 Dunbar, WV 7.3 mi
25573 Yawkey, WV 7.3 mi
25143 Nitro, WV 7.5 mi
25567 Sumerco, WV 7.7 mi
25313 Charleston, WV 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25202?

25202 is in Tornado, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3164, -81.8591.

What county is 25202 in?

25202 spans 2 counties: Kanawha County and Lincoln County. Most of it falls in Kanawha County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 25202?

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

What time zone is 25202 in?

25202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25202?

About 1,451 people live in ZIP code 25202, in 490 households, at 110.8 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 25202?

$96,328 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25202?

The closest are 25177 (3.7 mi), 25564 (3.8 mi), 25309 (5.5 mi), 25003 (6.2 mi) and 25112 (6.7 mi).

Is 25202 a PO Box ZIP code?

25202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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