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25260

ZIP 25260 is Mason, West Virginia, in Mason County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mason
Metro area
none
Population
1,298
Coordinates
39.0210, -82.0191
☼ Live from 25260 — Mason, WV

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Where 25260 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25260
  • 🔢 Type 25260 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,260 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 421. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25259 (Looneyville, WV, 48 mi away) and 25261 (Millstone, WV, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25260 becomes 06252, 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, 832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 50% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯884 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25260 and you would come out at 39.02°S, 97.98°E — 1,116 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 25m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 25260 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,298This ZIP1,298
Households600This ZIP600
Housing units687This ZIP687
Median age57.1This ZIP57.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$49,167This ZIP$49,167West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$99,000This ZIP$99,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$983This ZIP$983West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density600.9 / sq miThis ZIP600.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees432This ZIP432
Annual payroll$12,094,000This ZIP$12,094,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$30,662,000This ZIP$30,662,000

Land area

Land area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Other place names in 25260

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ZIP codes near 25260

ZIPCityDistance
25247 Hartford, WV 2.1 mi
45779 Syracuse, OH 2.9 mi
25265 New Haven, WV 3.8 mi
25287 West Columbia, WV 4.5 mi
45760 Middleport, OH 5.9 mi
45769 Pomeroy, OH 6.3 mi
45771 Racine, OH 6.7 mi
45720 Chester, OH 7.2 mi
25253 Letart, WV 7.6 mi
45620 Cheshire, OH 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25260?

25260 is in Mason, West Virginia, in Mason County. Its published point location is 39.0210, -82.0191.

What county is 25260 in?

25260 lies in Mason County.

What area code is 25260?

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

What time zone is 25260 in?

25260 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25260?

About 1,298 people live in ZIP code 25260, in 600 households, at 600.9 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 25260?

$49,167 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25260?

The closest are 25247 (2.1 mi), 45779 (2.9 mi), 25265 (3.8 mi), 25287 (4.5 mi) and 45760 (5.9 mi).

Is 25260 a PO Box ZIP code?

25260 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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