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25517

ZIP 25517 is Genoa, West Virginia, in Wayne County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wayne
Population
1,512
Coordinates
38.1098, -82.4537
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Where 25517 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25517
  • 🔢 Type 25517 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LISSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,517 = 17 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25515 (Gallipolis Ferry, WV, 48 mi away) and 25520 (Glenwood, WV, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25517 becomes 71552, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12575, 15257, 15275, 15725, 15752, 17255, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57521 in Belvidere, SD, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 65%.
  • 🎯873 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25517 and you would come out at 38.11°S, 97.55°E — 1,118 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 40.2 square miles of land, 25517 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,512This ZIP1,512
Households677This ZIP677
Housing units801This ZIP801
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$44,696This ZIP$44,696West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$94,200This ZIP$94,200West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density37.6 / sq miThis ZIP37.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$225,000This ZIP$225,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$22,440,000This ZIP$22,440,000

Land area

Land area40.24 sq miThis ZIP40.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25517

ZIPCityDistance
25514 Fort Gay, WV 4.5 mi
25511 Dunlow, WV 7.6 mi
25570 Wayne, WV 8.6 mi
25555 Prichard, WV 8.9 mi
25512 East Lynn, WV 9.4 mi
25534 Kiahsville, WV 9.9 mi
25669 Crum, WV 12.1 mi
41230 Louisa, KY 12.1 mi
25699 Wilsondale, WV 13.2 mi
25535 Lavalette, WV 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25517?

25517 is in Genoa, West Virginia, in Wayne County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1098, -82.4537.

What county is 25517 in?

25517 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 25517?

Genoa uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 25517 in?

25517 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25517?

About 1,512 people live in ZIP code 25517, in 677 households, at 37.6 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 25517?

$44,696 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25517?

The closest are 25514 (4.5 mi), 25511 (7.6 mi), 25570 (8.6 mi), 25555 (8.9 mi) and 25512 (9.4 mi).

Is 25517 a PO Box ZIP code?

25517 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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