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25309

ZIP 25309 is in South Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time. South Charleston has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 25303.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kanawha
Metro area
Charleston, WV
Population
12,154
Coordinates
38.3119, -81.7572
☼ Live from 25309 — South Charleston, WV

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Where 25309 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25309
  • 🔢 Type 25309 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOESZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25309 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25306 (Charleston, WV, 14 mi away) and 25311 (Charleston, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25309 becomes 90352, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02359, 02539, 03259, 03592, 09235, 09352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09352 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,378 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯907 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25309 and you would come out at 38.31°S, 98.24°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 25309 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,154This ZIP12,154
Households5,455This ZIP5,455
Housing units6,039This ZIP6,039
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$57,937This ZIP$57,937West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$158,000This ZIP$158,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$773This ZIP$773West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density390.9 / sq miThis ZIP390.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments363This ZIP363
Employees8,030This ZIP8,030
Annual payroll$341,888,000This ZIP$341,888,000
Tax returns filed5,440This ZIP5,440
Total adjusted gross income$429,611,000This ZIP$429,611,000

Land area

Land area31.10 sq miThis ZIP31.10 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 25309

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 25309

ZIPCityDistance
25064 Dunbar, WV 4.5 mi
25003 Alum Creek, WV 4.6 mi
25112 Institute, WV 4.8 mi
25303 South Charleston, WV 5.1 mi
25314 Charleston, WV 5.5 mi
25202 Tornado, WV 5.5 mi
25177 Saint Albans, WV 6.4 mi
25313 Charleston, WV 6.7 mi
25107 Hernshaw, WV 6.7 mi
25387 Charleston, WV 6.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25309?

25309 is in South Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3119, -81.7572.

What county is 25309 in?

25309 lies in Kanawha County.

What area code is 25309?

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

What time zone is 25309 in?

25309 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25309?

About 12,154 people live in ZIP code 25309, in 5,455 households, at 390.9 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 25309?

$57,937 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25309?

The closest are 25064 (4.5 mi), 25003 (4.6 mi), 25112 (4.8 mi), 25303 (5.1 mi) and 25314 (5.5 mi).

Is 25309 a PO Box ZIP code?

25309 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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