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25285

ZIP 25285 is Wallback, West Virginia, in Clay County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clay
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
825
Coordinates
38.5397, -81.1016
☼ Live from 25285 — Wallback, WV

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Where 25285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25285
  • 🔢 Type 25285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,285 = 5 × 13 × 389. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25276 (Spencer, WV, 21 mi away) and 25286 (Walton, WV, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25285 becomes 58252, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22558, 25825, 28255, 28525, 28552, 58225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85225 in Chandler, AZ, 1,748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25285 and you would come out at 38.54°S, 98.90°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 25285 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population825This ZIP825
Households366This ZIP366
Housing units394This ZIP394
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$53,125This ZIP$53,125West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$188,400This ZIP$188,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$648This ZIP$648West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute39.7 minThis ZIP39.7 min
Population density51.6 / sq miThis ZIP51.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$2,238,000This ZIP$2,238,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$13,665,000This ZIP$13,665,000

Land area

Land area16.00 sq miThis ZIP16.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25285

ZIPCityDistance
25113 Ivydale, WV 3.1 mi
25133 Maysel, WV 4.5 mi
25266 Newton, WV 5.3 mi
25164 Procious, WV 6.0 mi
25141 Nebo, WV 7.5 mi
25030 Bomont, WV 9.0 mi
25235 Chloe, WV 9.0 mi
25251 Left Hand, WV 9.0 mi
25043 Clay, WV 9.5 mi
25005 Amma, WV 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25285?

25285 is in Wallback, West Virginia, in Clay County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.5397, -81.1016.

What county is 25285 in?

25285 lies in Clay County.

What area code is 25285?

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

What time zone is 25285 in?

25285 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25285?

About 825 people live in ZIP code 25285, in 366 households, at 51.6 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 25285?

$53,125 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25285?

The closest are 25113 (3.1 mi), 25133 (4.5 mi), 25266 (5.3 mi), 25164 (6 mi) and 25141 (7.5 mi).

Is 25285 a PO Box ZIP code?

25285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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