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25304

ZIP 25304 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
8,655
Coordinates
38.3016, -81.5967
☼ Live from 25304 — Charleston, WV

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Where 25304 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25304
  • 🔢 Type 25304 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOESZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,304 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3163. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25303 (South Charleston, WV, 6 mi away) and 25305 (Charleston, WV, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25304 becomes 40352, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34205 in Bradenton, FL, 750 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯916 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25304 and you would come out at 38.30°S, 98.40°E — 1,077 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 9.6 square miles of land, 25304 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,655This ZIP8,655
Households3,394This ZIP3,394
Housing units4,060This ZIP4,060
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$80,931This ZIP$80,931West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$233,500This ZIP$233,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,025This ZIP$1,025West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Mean commute15.0 minThis ZIP15.0 min
Population density898.8 / sq miThis ZIP898.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments328This ZIP328
Employees9,916This ZIP9,916
Annual payroll$556,328,000This ZIP$556,328,000
Tax returns filed3,690This ZIP3,690
Total adjusted gross income$390,815,000This ZIP$390,815,000

Land area

Land area9.63 sq miThis ZIP9.63 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Other place names in 25304

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ZIP codes near 25304

ZIPCityDistance
25326 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25356 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25357 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25358 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25360 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25361 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25362 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25364 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25365 Charleston, WV 2.3 mi
25317 Charleston, WV 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25304?

25304 is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3016, -81.5967.

What county is 25304 in?

25304 lies in Kanawha County.

What area code is 25304?

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

What time zone is 25304 in?

25304 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25304?

About 8,655 people live in ZIP code 25304, in 3,394 households, at 898.8 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 25304?

$80,931 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25304?

The closest are 25326 (2.3 mi), 25356 (2.3 mi), 25357 (2.3 mi), 25358 (2.3 mi) and 25360 (2.3 mi).

Is 25304 a PO Box ZIP code?

25304 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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