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Where 25696 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 25696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 73. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010001100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25692 (Red Jacket, WV, 3 mi away) and 25699 (Wilsondale, WV, 25 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25696 becomes 69652, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25669, 25966, 29566, 29656, 29665, 56296, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95626 in Elverta, CA, 2,126 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 66%.
- 🎯902 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25696 and you would come out at 37.66°S, 97.94°E — 1,088 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 20.1 square miles of land, 25696 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,241This ZIP1,241 |
|---|---|
| Households | 522This ZIP522 |
| Housing units | 600This ZIP600 |
| Median age | 41.0This ZIP41.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $48,077This ZIP$48,077West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $109,400This ZIP$109,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $826This ZIP$826West Virginia$872US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 4.6%This ZIP4.6% |
| Mean commute | 39.5 minThis ZIP39.5 min |
| Population density | 61.8 / sq miThis ZIP61.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 20.07 sq miThis ZIP20.07 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 25696
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 25696
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25692 | Red Jacket, WV | 3.3 mi |
25644 | Sarah Ann, WV | 3.4 mi |
25638 | Omar, WV | 5.2 mi |
25678 | Matewan, WV | 5.6 mi |
25690 | Ragland, WV | 5.8 mi |
25688 | North Matewan, WV | 5.8 mi |
25686 | Newtown, WV | 6.2 mi |
25672 | Edgarton, WV | 6.9 mi |
25670 | Delbarton, WV | 7.6 mi |
25651 | Wharncliffe, WV | 7.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25696?
25696 is in Varney, West Virginia, in Mingo County. Its published point location is 37.6629, -82.0555.
What county is 25696 in?
25696 lies in Mingo County.
What area code is 25696?
Varney uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25696 in?
25696 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25696?
About 1,241 people live in ZIP code 25696, in 522 households, at 61.8 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 25696?
$48,077 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25696?
The closest are 25692 (3.3 mi), 25644 (3.4 mi), 25638 (5.2 mi), 25678 (5.6 mi) and 25690 (5.8 mi).
Is 25696 a PO Box ZIP code?
25696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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