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25209

ZIP 25209 is Whitesville, West Virginia, mostly in Boone County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Boone +1 more
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
539
Coordinates
37.9596, -81.5223
☼ Live from 25209 — Whitesville, WV

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Where 25209 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 25209
  • 🔢 Type 25209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,209 = 3 × 3 × 2801. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001001111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25208 (Wharton, WV, 11 mi away) and 25211 (Widen, WV, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25209 becomes 90252, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09225, 09252, 20529, 22095, 22509, 22905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09225 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,351 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯925 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25209 and you would come out at 37.96°S, 98.48°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 25.6 square miles of land, 25209 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population539This ZIP539
Households247This ZIP247
Housing units497This ZIP497
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,674This ZIP$48,674West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$90,500This ZIP$90,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$538This ZIP$538West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density21.0 / sq miThis ZIP21.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees767This ZIP767
Annual payroll$82,865,000This ZIP$82,865,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$17,465,000This ZIP$17,465,000

Land area

Land area25.65 sq miThis ZIP25.65 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 25209 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 52.0%
Raleigh County 48.0%

Other place names in 25209

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

ZIP codes near 25209

ZIPCityDistance
25060 Dorothy, WV 2.7 mi
25193 Sylvester, WV 4.3 mi
25148 Orgas, WV 4.6 mi
25048 Colcord, WV 5.1 mi
25093 Gordon, WV 6.0 mi
25204 Twilight, WV 6.7 mi
25062 Dry Creek, WV 7.4 mi
25140 Naoma, WV 8.4 mi
25206 Van, WV 8.8 mi
25174 Rock Creek, WV 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25209?

25209 is in Whitesville, West Virginia, in Boone County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9596, -81.5223.

What county is 25209 in?

25209 spans 2 counties: Boone County and Raleigh County. Most of it falls in Boone 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 25209?

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

What time zone is 25209 in?

25209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25209?

About 539 people live in ZIP code 25209, in 247 households, at 21.0 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 25209?

$48,674 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25209?

The closest are 25060 (2.7 mi), 25193 (4.3 mi), 25148 (4.6 mi), 25048 (5.1 mi) and 25093 (6 mi).

Is 25209 a PO Box ZIP code?

25209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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