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25243

ZIP 25243 is Gandeeville, West Virginia, mostly in Roane County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roane +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
740
Coordinates
38.6762, -81.4936
☼ Live from 25243 — Gandeeville, WV

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Where 25243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25243
  • 🔢 Type 25243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25243 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001010011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25241 (Evans, WV, 18 mi away) and 25244 (Gay, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25243 becomes 34252, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22435, 22534, 23452, 24325, 24352, 24523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32524 in Pensacola, FL, 656 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25243 and you would come out at 38.68°S, 98.51°E — 1,081 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 27m.
  • 📏 At 54.6 square miles of land, 25243 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population740This ZIP740
Households273This ZIP273
Housing units477This ZIP477
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$48,977This ZIP$48,977West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$121,700This ZIP$121,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density13.6 / sq miThis ZIP13.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$166,000This ZIP$166,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$17,369,000This ZIP$17,369,000

Land area

Land area54.57 sq miThis ZIP54.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 25243 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Roane County 96.2%
Jackson County 3.8%

ZIP codes near 25243

ZIPCityDistance
25286 Walton, WV 6.4 mi
25244 Gay, WV 6.5 mi
25248 Kenna, WV 6.9 mi
25231 Advent, WV 7.0 mi
25276 Spencer, WV 11.5 mi
25320 Charleston, WV 11.8 mi
25259 Looneyville, WV 13.2 mi
25271 Ripley, WV 13.2 mi
25245 Given, WV 13.3 mi
25079 Falling Rock, WV 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25243?

25243 is in Gandeeville, West Virginia, in Roane County. Its published point location is 38.6762, -81.4936.

What county is 25243 in?

25243 spans 2 counties: Roane County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Roane 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 25243?

Gandeeville uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 25243 in?

25243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25243?

About 740 people live in ZIP code 25243, in 273 households, at 13.6 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 25243?

$48,977 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25243?

The closest are 25286 (6.4 mi), 25244 (6.5 mi), 25248 (6.9 mi), 25231 (7 mi) and 25276 (11.5 mi).

Is 25243 a PO Box ZIP code?

25243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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