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25443

ZIP 25443 is Shepherdstown, West Virginia, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson +1 more
Population
7,496
Coordinates
39.4382, -77.8147
☼ Live from 25443 — Shepherdstown, WV

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Where 25443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25443
  • 🔢 Type 25443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,443 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 257. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001101100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25442 (Shenandoah Junction, WV, 5 mi away) and 25444 (Slanesville, WV, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25443 becomes 34452 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inverness, FL, 782 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23454, 24354, 24435, 24534, 24543, 25434, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32544 in Hurlburt Field, FL, 800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,103 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25443 and you would come out at 39.44°S, 102.19°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 30.7 square miles of land, 25443 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,496This ZIP7,496
Households2,674This ZIP2,674
Housing units2,918This ZIP2,918
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$111,593This ZIP$111,593West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$414,500This ZIP$414,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099This ZIP$1,099West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.1%This ZIP58.1%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density244.3 / sq miThis ZIP244.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments185This ZIP185
Employees1,573This ZIP1,573
Annual payroll$57,773,000This ZIP$57,773,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$392,762,000This ZIP$392,762,000

Land area

Land area30.68 sq miThis ZIP30.68 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 25443 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 89.8%
Berkeley County 10.2%

Other place names in 25443

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ZIP codes near 25443

ZIPCityDistance
21782 Sharpsburg, MD 3.1 mi
25442 Shenandoah Junction, WV 4.6 mi
25404 Martinsburg, WV 5.6 mi
21756 Keedysville, MD 6.6 mi
25402 Martinsburg, WV 8.1 mi
25405 Martinsburg, WV 8.1 mi
21733 Fairplay, MD 8.3 mi
25438 Ranson, WV 8.4 mi
25401 Martinsburg, WV 8.5 mi
21779 Rohrersville, MD 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25443?

25443 is in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in Jefferson County, part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4382, -77.8147.

What county is 25443 in?

25443 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Berkeley County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 25443?

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

What time zone is 25443 in?

25443 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25443?

About 7,496 people live in ZIP code 25443, in 2,674 households, at 244.3 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 25443?

$111,593 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25443?

The closest are 21782 (3.1 mi), 25442 (4.6 mi), 25404 (5.6 mi), 21756 (6.6 mi) and 25402 (8.1 mi).

Is 25443 a PO Box ZIP code?

25443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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