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25526

ZIP 25526 is Hurricane, West Virginia, mostly in Putnam County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Putnam +2 more
Population
22,514
Coordinates
38.3944, -81.9913
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Where 25526 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25526
  • 🔢 Type 25526 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZSSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,526 = 2 × 12763. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110001110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25524 (Harts, WV, 27 mi away) and 25529 (Julian, WV, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25526 becomes 62552, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22556, 22565, 22655, 25265, 25562, 25625, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56522 in Campbell, MN, 908 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
  • 🎯894 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25526 and you would come out at 38.39°S, 98.01°E — 1,100 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 29m.
  • 📏 At 91.3 square miles of land, 25526 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,514This ZIP22,514
Households9,062This ZIP9,062
Housing units9,673This ZIP9,673
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$85,176This ZIP$85,176West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$235,400This ZIP$235,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density246.7 / sq miThis ZIP246.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments571This ZIP571
Employees7,189This ZIP7,189
Annual payroll$337,720,000This ZIP$337,720,000
Tax returns filed9,960This ZIP9,960
Total adjusted gross income$857,439,000This ZIP$857,439,000

Land area

Land area91.26 sq miThis ZIP91.26 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 25526 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Putnam County 98.6%
Lincoln County 1.1%
Mason County 0.3%

Other place names in 25526

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

ZIP codes near 25526

ZIPCityDistance
25510 Culloden, WV 5.0 mi
25560 Scott Depot, WV 6.2 mi
25177 Saint Albans, WV 7.8 mi
25569 Teays, WV 8.2 mi
25523 Hamlin, WV 8.9 mi
25202 Tornado, WV 9.0 mi
25213 Winfield, WV 9.2 mi
25143 Nitro, WV 9.3 mi
25541 Milton, WV 9.6 mi
25564 Sod, WV 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25526?

25526 is in Hurricane, West Virginia, in Putnam County, part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.3944, -81.9913.

What county is 25526 in?

25526 spans 3 counties: Putnam County, Lincoln County and Mason County. Most of it falls in Putnam 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 25526?

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

What time zone is 25526 in?

25526 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25526?

About 22,514 people live in ZIP code 25526, in 9,062 households, at 246.7 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 25526?

$85,176 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25526?

The closest are 25510 (5 mi), 25560 (6.2 mi), 25177 (7.8 mi), 25569 (8.2 mi) and 25523 (8.9 mi).

Is 25526 a PO Box ZIP code?

25526 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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