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25311

ZIP 25311 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
9,825
Coordinates
38.3669, -81.5570
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Where 25311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25311
  • 🔢 Type 25311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIESZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,311 = 3 × 11 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25309 (South Charleston, WV, 11 mi away) and 25312 (Charleston, WV, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25311 becomes 11352 — and that is a real ZIP code: Flushing, NY, 439 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11235, 11352, 12153, 12513, 12531, 13152, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51231 in Archer, IA, 810 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 68%.
  • 🎯917 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25311 and you would come out at 38.37°S, 98.44°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 29m.
  • 📏 At 25.7 square miles of land, 25311 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,825This ZIP9,825
Households4,303This ZIP4,303
Housing units5,310This ZIP5,310
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$62,800This ZIP$62,800West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$137,200This ZIP$137,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$918This ZIP$918West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density382.5 / sq miThis ZIP382.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments261This ZIP261
Employees3,186This ZIP3,186
Annual payroll$213,635,000This ZIP$213,635,000
Tax returns filed3,930This ZIP3,930
Total adjusted gross income$284,394,000This ZIP$284,394,000

Land area

Land area25.68 sq miThis ZIP25.68 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 25311

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ZIP codes near 25311

ZIPCityDistance
25302 Charleston, WV 2.8 mi
25305 Charleston, WV 3.7 mi
25317 Charleston, WV 3.8 mi
25201 Tad, WV 3.8 mi
25301 Charleston, WV 4.0 mi
25321 Charleston, WV 4.3 mi
25322 Charleston, WV 4.3 mi
25323 Charleston, WV 4.3 mi
25324 Charleston, WV 4.3 mi
25325 Charleston, WV 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25311?

25311 is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County, part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3669, -81.5570.

What county is 25311 in?

25311 lies in Kanawha County.

What area code is 25311?

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

What time zone is 25311 in?

25311 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25311?

About 9,825 people live in ZIP code 25311, in 4,303 households, at 382.5 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 25311?

$62,800 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25311?

The closest are 25302 (2.8 mi), 25305 (3.7 mi), 25317 (3.8 mi), 25201 (3.8 mi) and 25301 (4 mi).

Is 25311 a PO Box ZIP code?

25311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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