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25827

ZIP 25827 is Crab Orchard, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
1,380
Coordinates
37.7391, -81.2548
☼ Live from 25827 — Crab Orchard, WV

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Where 25827 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25827
  • 🔢 Type 25827 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,827 = 3 × 8609. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25826 (Corinne, WV, 13 mi away) and 25831 (Danese, WV, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25827 becomes 72852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oark, AR, 696 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22578, 25287, 25728, 27258, 27285, 27528, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85722 in Tucson, AZ, 1,715 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯943 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25827 and you would come out at 37.74°S, 98.75°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 5.5 square miles of land, 25827 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,380This ZIP1,380
Households716This ZIP716
Housing units870This ZIP870
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$41,198This ZIP$41,198West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$125,600This ZIP$125,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density249.3 / sq miThis ZIP249.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees561This ZIP561
Annual payroll$23,731,000This ZIP$23,731,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$68,866,000This ZIP$68,866,000

Land area

Land area5.54 sq miThis ZIP5.54 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 25827

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

ZIP codes near 25827

ZIPCityDistance
25849 Glen White, WV 1.4 mi
25802 Beckley, WV 1.8 mi
25873 Mac Arthur, WV 2.4 mi
25932 Surveyor, WV 2.6 mi
25878 Midway, WV 2.9 mi
25871 Mabscott, WV 3.1 mi
25836 Eccles, WV 3.7 mi
25921 Sophia, WV 3.9 mi
25911 Raleigh, WV 4.2 mi
25851 Harper, WV 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25827?

25827 is in Crab Orchard, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7391, -81.2548.

What county is 25827 in?

25827 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25827?

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

What time zone is 25827 in?

25827 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25827?

About 1,380 people live in ZIP code 25827, in 716 households, at 249.3 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 25827?

$41,198 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25827?

The closest are 25849 (1.4 mi), 25802 (1.8 mi), 25873 (2.4 mi), 25932 (2.6 mi) and 25878 (2.9 mi).

Is 25827 a PO Box ZIP code?

25827 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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