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25206

ZIP 25206 is Van, 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
264
Coordinates
37.9569, -81.6829
☼ Live from 25206 — Van, WV

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Where 25206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25206
  • 🔢 Type 25206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,206 = 2 × 3 × 4201. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25205 (Uneeda, WV, 7 mi away) and 25208 (Wharton, WV, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25206 becomes 60252, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02562, 02652, 05262, 20265, 20526, 20625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56220 in Canby, MN, 889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25206 and you would come out at 37.96°S, 98.32°E — 1,074 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 25206 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population264This ZIP264
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units169This ZIP169
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$54,250This ZIP$54,250West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$49,000This ZIP$49,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.3%This ZIP2.3%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density41.6 / sq miThis ZIP41.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,210,000This ZIP$1,210,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$7,353,000This ZIP$7,353,000

Land area

Land area6.35 sq miThis ZIP6.35 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 25206

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ZIP codes near 25206

ZIPCityDistance
25028 Bob White, WV 2.4 mi
25021 Bim, WV 2.7 mi
25093 Gordon, WV 2.8 mi
25204 Twilight, WV 3.1 mi
25149 Ottawa, WV 4.9 mi
25047 Clothier, WV 5.3 mi
25114 Jeffrey, WV 6.0 mi
25130 Madison, WV 6.4 mi
25181 Seth, WV 6.8 mi
25205 Uneeda, WV 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25206?

25206 is in Van, West Virginia, in Boone County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9569, -81.6829.

What county is 25206 in?

25206 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 25206?

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

What time zone is 25206 in?

25206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25206?

About 264 people live in ZIP code 25206, in 102 households, at 41.6 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 25206?

$54,250 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25206?

The closest are 25028 (2.4 mi), 25021 (2.7 mi), 25093 (2.8 mi), 25204 (3.1 mi) and 25149 (4.9 mi).

Is 25206 a PO Box ZIP code?

25206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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