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25286

ZIP 25286 is Walton, West Virginia, in Roane County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Roane
Metro area
none
Population
1,652
Coordinates
38.6210, -81.3973
☼ Live from 25286 — Walton, WV

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Where 25286 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25286
  • 🔢 Type 25286 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBZSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,286 = 2 × 47 × 269. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25285 (Wallback, WV, 17 mi away) and 25287 (West Columbia, WV, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25286 becomes 68252, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25628, 25826, 25862, 26285, 26582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85226 in Chandler, AZ, 1,739 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯922 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25286 and you would come out at 38.62°S, 98.60°E — 1,075 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 28m.
  • 📏 At 59.4 square miles of land, 25286 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,652This ZIP1,652
Households685This ZIP685
Housing units802This ZIP802
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$45,250This ZIP$45,250West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$106,500This ZIP$106,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute39.8 minThis ZIP39.8 min
Population density27.8 / sq miThis ZIP27.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$4,769,000This ZIP$4,769,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$27,741,000This ZIP$27,741,000

Land area

Land area59.35 sq miThis ZIP59.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25286

ZIPCityDistance
25243 Gandeeville, WV 6.4 mi
25005 Amma, WV 7.6 mi
25079 Falling Rock, WV 8.7 mi
25259 Looneyville, WV 8.9 mi
25251 Left Hand, WV 8.9 mi
25026 Blue Creek, WV 9.0 mi
25071 Elkview, WV 10.6 mi
25231 Advent, WV 10.7 mi
25276 Spencer, WV 11.7 mi
25248 Kenna, WV 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25286?

25286 is in Walton, West Virginia, in Roane County. Its published point location is 38.6210, -81.3973.

What county is 25286 in?

25286 lies in Roane County.

What area code is 25286?

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

What time zone is 25286 in?

25286 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25286?

About 1,652 people live in ZIP code 25286, in 685 households, at 27.8 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 25286?

$45,250 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25286?

The closest are 25243 (6.4 mi), 25005 (7.6 mi), 25079 (8.7 mi), 25259 (8.9 mi) and 25251 (8.9 mi).

Is 25286 a PO Box ZIP code?

25286 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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