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25521

ZIP 25521 is Griffithsville, West Virginia, in Lincoln County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lincoln
Metro area
none
Population
897
Coordinates
38.2269, -81.9824
☼ Live from 25521 — Griffithsville, WV

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Where 25521 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25521
  • 🔢 Type 25521 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZSSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,521 = 3 × 47 × 181. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25520 (Glenwood, WV, 25 mi away) and 25523 (Hamlin, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25521 becomes 12552 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newburgh, NY, 479 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12255, 12525, 12552, 15225, 15252, 15522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55122 in Saint Paul, MN, 736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯896 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25521 and you would come out at 38.23°S, 98.02°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
  • 📏 At 31.7 square miles of land, 25521 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population897This ZIP897
Households281This ZIP281
Housing units322This ZIP322
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$61,375This ZIP$61,375West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$96,400This ZIP$96,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute40.7 minThis ZIP40.7 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$695,000This ZIP$695,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$18,904,000This ZIP$18,904,000

Land area

Land area31.75 sq miThis ZIP31.75 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25521

ZIPCityDistance
25573 Yawkey, WV 2.3 mi
25501 Alkol, WV 4.7 mi
25567 Sumerco, WV 4.9 mi
25564 Sod, WV 5.4 mi
25523 Hamlin, WV 5.8 mi
25572 Woodville, WV 6.7 mi
25544 Myra, WV 6.9 mi
25565 Spurlockville, WV 7.3 mi
25202 Tornado, WV 9.1 mi
25540 Midkiff, WV 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25521?

25521 is in Griffithsville, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 38.2269, -81.9824.

What county is 25521 in?

25521 lies in Lincoln County.

What area code is 25521?

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

What time zone is 25521 in?

25521 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25521?

About 897 people live in ZIP code 25521, in 281 households, at 28.3 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 25521?

$61,375 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25521?

The closest are 25573 (2.3 mi), 25501 (4.7 mi), 25567 (4.9 mi), 25564 (5.4 mi) and 25523 (5.8 mi).

Is 25521 a PO Box ZIP code?

25521 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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