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25442

ZIP 25442 is Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, in Jefferson County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson
Population
2,772
Coordinates
39.3728, -77.8327
☼ Live from 25442 — Shenandoah Junction, WV

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Where 25442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25442
  • 🔢 Type 25442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,442 = 2 × 12721. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001101100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25441 (Rippon, WV, 5 mi away) and 25443 (Shepherdstown, WV, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25442 becomes 24452, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22454, 22544, 24245, 25244, 42254, 42452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54422 in Curtiss, WI, 752 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25442 and you would come out at 39.37°S, 102.17°E — 922 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 25442 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,772This ZIP2,772
Households963This ZIP963
Housing units1,008This ZIP1,008
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$111,419This ZIP$111,419West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$393,600This ZIP$393,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,116This ZIP$1,116West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density190.3 / sq miThis ZIP190.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$4,082,000This ZIP$4,082,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$84,039,000This ZIP$84,039,000

Land area

Land area14.56 sq miThis ZIP14.56 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 25442

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

ZIP codes near 25442

ZIPCityDistance
25438 Ranson, WV 3.8 mi
25423 Halltown, WV 4.5 mi
25410 Bakerton, WV 4.6 mi
25441 Rippon, WV 4.6 mi
25443 Shepherdstown, WV 4.6 mi
25425 Harpers Ferry, WV 5.6 mi
25432 Millville, WV 5.9 mi
25430 Kearneysville, WV 6.4 mi
21782 Sharpsburg, MD 6.9 mi
25405 Martinsburg, WV 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25442?

25442 is in Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, in Jefferson County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3728, -77.8327.

What county is 25442 in?

25442 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 25442?

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

What time zone is 25442 in?

25442 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25442?

About 2,772 people live in ZIP code 25442, in 963 households, at 190.3 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 25442?

$111,419 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25442?

The closest are 25438 (3.8 mi), 25423 (4.5 mi), 25410 (4.6 mi), 25441 (4.6 mi) and 25443 (4.6 mi).

Is 25442 a PO Box ZIP code?

25442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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