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25438

ZIP 25438 is Ranson, West Virginia, in Jefferson County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
7,330
Coordinates
39.3234, -77.8640
☼ Live from 25438 — Ranson, WV

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Where 25438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25438
  • 🔢 Type 25438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,438 = 2 × 7 × 23 × 79. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25437 (Points, WV, 39 mi away) and 25440 (Ridgeway, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25438 becomes 83452 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tetonia, ID, 1,745 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24538, 24853, 25843, 28345, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83524 in Culdesac, ID, 2,002 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,101 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25438 and you would come out at 39.32°S, 102.14°E — 922 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 24m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 25438 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,330This ZIP7,330
Households2,934This ZIP2,934
Housing units3,129This ZIP3,129
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$81,875This ZIP$81,875West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$254,400This ZIP$254,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,087This ZIP$1,087West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density749.5 / sq miThis ZIP749.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments140This ZIP140
Employees2,076This ZIP2,076
Annual payroll$78,855,000This ZIP$78,855,000
Tax returns filed3,640This ZIP3,640
Total adjusted gross income$224,099,000This ZIP$224,099,000

Land area

Land area9.78 sq miThis ZIP9.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 25438

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ZIP codes near 25438

ZIPCityDistance
25410 Bakerton, WV 0.9 mi
25441 Rippon, WV 0.9 mi
25423 Halltown, WV 3.6 mi
25442 Shenandoah Junction, WV 3.8 mi
25430 Kearneysville, WV 4.0 mi
25432 Millville, WV 4.6 mi
25425 Harpers Ferry, WV 5.0 mi
25414 Charles Town, WV 5.6 mi
25446 Summit Point, WV 7.6 mi
25405 Martinsburg, WV 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25438?

25438 is in Ranson, West Virginia, in Jefferson County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3234, -77.8640.

What county is 25438 in?

25438 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 25438?

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

What time zone is 25438 in?

25438 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25438?

About 7,330 people live in ZIP code 25438, in 2,934 households, at 749.5 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 25438?

$81,875 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25438?

The closest are 25410 (0.9 mi), 25441 (0.9 mi), 25423 (3.6 mi), 25442 (3.8 mi) and 25430 (4 mi).

Is 25438 a PO Box ZIP code?

25438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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