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25301

ZIP 25301 is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time. Charleston has 45 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kanawha
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
2,498
Coordinates
38.3513, -81.6280
☼ Live from 25301 — Charleston, WV

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Where 25301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25301
  • 🔢 Type 25301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOESZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25301 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25287 (West Columbia, WV, 48 mi away) and 25302 (Charleston, WV, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25301 becomes 10352, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51230 in Alvord, IA, 841 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯913 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25301 and you would come out at 38.35°S, 98.37°E — 1,080 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 25301 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,498This ZIP2,498
Households1,483This ZIP1,483
Housing units1,782This ZIP1,782
Median age54.9This ZIP54.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$25,417This ZIP$25,417West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$196,900This ZIP$196,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$610This ZIP$610West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute11.1 minThis ZIP11.1 min
Population density1,862.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,862.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments714This ZIP714
Employees13,585This ZIP13,585
Annual payroll$941,412,000This ZIP$941,412,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$84,427,000This ZIP$84,427,000

Land area

Land area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 25301

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ZIP codes near 25301

ZIPCityDistance
25321 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25322 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25323 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25324 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25325 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25327 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25328 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25329 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25330 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi
25331 Charleston, WV 0.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25301?

25301 is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3513, -81.6280.

What county is 25301 in?

25301 lies in Kanawha County.

What area code is 25301?

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

What time zone is 25301 in?

25301 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25301?

About 2,498 people live in ZIP code 25301, in 1,483 households, at 1,862.8 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 25301?

$25,417 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25301?

The closest are 25321 (0.3 mi), 25322 (0.3 mi), 25323 (0.3 mi), 25324 (0.3 mi) and 25325 (0.3 mi).

Is 25301 a PO Box ZIP code?

25301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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