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25831

ZIP 25831 is Danese, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
1,389
Coordinates
37.9593, -80.9308
☼ Live from 25831 — Danese, WV

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Where 25831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25831
  • 🔢 Type 25831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,831 = 13 × 1987. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25827 (Crab Orchard, WV, 23 mi away) and 25832 (Daniels, WV, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25831 becomes 13852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯956 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25831 and you would come out at 37.96°S, 99.07°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 58.0 square miles of land, 25831 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,389This ZIP1,389
Households522This ZIP522
Housing units571This ZIP571
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$46,800This ZIP$46,800West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$109,500This ZIP$109,500West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute48.4 minThis ZIP48.4 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,523,000This ZIP$1,523,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$23,965,000This ZIP$23,965,000

Land area

Land area57.96 sq miThis ZIP57.96 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25831

ZIPCityDistance
25942 Winona, WV 5.0 mi
25936 Thurmond, WV 6.1 mi
25986 Spring Dale, WV 7.1 mi
25962 Rainelle, WV 7.4 mi
25864 Layland, WV 7.7 mi
25868 Lookout, WV 7.9 mi
25976 Meadow Bridge, WV 8.9 mi
25837 Edmond, WV 9.2 mi
25833 Dothan, WV 9.2 mi
25958 Charmco, WV 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25831?

25831 is in Danese, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9593, -80.9308.

What county is 25831 in?

25831 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25831?

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

What time zone is 25831 in?

25831 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25831?

About 1,389 people live in ZIP code 25831, in 522 households, at 24.0 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 25831?

$46,800 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25831?

The closest are 25942 (5 mi), 25936 (6.1 mi), 25986 (7.1 mi), 25962 (7.4 mi) and 25864 (7.7 mi).

Is 25831 a PO Box ZIP code?

25831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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