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Where 25540 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.
- 🔢 Type 25540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,540 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1277. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110001111000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25537 (Lesage, WV, 27 mi away) and 25541 (Milton, WV, 22 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25540 becomes 04552, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02455, 02554, 04255, 05254, 05452, 20554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55402 in Minneapolis, MN, 743 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯889 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25540 and you would come out at 38.16°S, 97.86°E — 1,102 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 30m.
- 📏 At 15.1 square miles of land, 25540 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 192This ZIP192 |
|---|---|
| Households | 69This ZIP69 |
| Housing units | 69This ZIP69 |
| Median age | 25.2This ZIP25.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | under $2,500This ZIPunder $2,500West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 12.7 / sq miThis ZIP12.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 100This ZIP100 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $4,346,000This ZIP$4,346,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 15.14 sq miThis ZIP15.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 25540
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25557 | Ranger, WV | 4.0 mi |
25506 | Branchland, WV | 4.9 mi |
25544 | Myra, WV | 5.3 mi |
25534 | Kiahsville, WV | 8.9 mi |
25512 | East Lynn, WV | 9.1 mi |
25565 | Spurlockville, WV | 9.4 mi |
25523 | Hamlin, WV | 9.4 mi |
25524 | Harts, WV | 9.4 mi |
25521 | Griffithsville, WV | 9.8 mi |
25501 | Alkol, WV | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25540?
25540 is in Midkiff, West Virginia, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 38.1571, -82.1391.
What county is 25540 in?
25540 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 25540?
Midkiff uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25540 in?
25540 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25540?
About 192 people live in ZIP code 25540, in 69 households, at 12.7 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 25540?
under $2,500 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25540?
The closest are 25557 (4 mi), 25506 (4.9 mi), 25544 (5.3 mi), 25534 (8.9 mi) and 25512 (9.1 mi).
Is 25540 a PO Box ZIP code?
25540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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