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25621

ZIP 25621 is Gilbert, West Virginia, in Mingo County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mingo
Metro area
none
Population
1,739
Coordinates
37.6499, -81.8856
☼ Live from 25621 — Gilbert, WV

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Where 25621 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 25621
  • 🔢 Type 25621 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZgSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25621 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25617 (Davin, WV, 8 mi away) and 25624 (Henlawson, WV, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25621 becomes 12652, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12256, 12526, 15226, 15262, 15622, 16225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56221 in Chokio, MN, 917 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 67%.
  • 🎯911 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25621 and you would come out at 37.65°S, 98.11°E — 1,079 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 25621 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,739This ZIP1,739
Households827This ZIP827
Housing units1,049This ZIP1,049
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$51,563This ZIP$51,563West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$85,600This ZIP$85,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%This ZIP12.2%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density39.0 / sq miThis ZIP39.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees466This ZIP466
Annual payroll$18,133,000This ZIP$18,133,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$45,609,000This ZIP$45,609,000

Land area

Land area44.58 sq miThis ZIP44.58 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Other place names in 25621

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

ZIP codes near 25621

ZIPCityDistance
25611 Bruno, WV 2.5 mi
24851 Justice, WV 4.4 mi
25635 Man, WV 4.8 mi
25608 Baisden, WV 5.2 mi
25650 Verner, WV 5.8 mi
25651 Wharncliffe, WV 5.9 mi
25634 Mallory, WV 6.5 mi
24882 Simon, WV 6.8 mi
25632 Lyburn, WV 7.2 mi
24869 North Spring, WV 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25621?

25621 is in Gilbert, West Virginia, in Mingo County. Its published point location is 37.6499, -81.8856.

What county is 25621 in?

25621 lies in Mingo County.

What area code is 25621?

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

What time zone is 25621 in?

25621 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25621?

About 1,739 people live in ZIP code 25621, in 827 households, at 39.0 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 25621?

$51,563 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25621?

The closest are 25611 (2.5 mi), 24851 (4.4 mi), 25635 (4.8 mi), 25608 (5.2 mi) and 25650 (5.8 mi).

Is 25621 a PO Box ZIP code?

25621 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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