25836
ZIP 25836 is Eccles, 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
- 1,333
- Coordinates
- 37.7856, -81.2878
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Where 25836 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 25836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,836 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2153. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010011101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25833 (Dothan, WV, 21 mi away) and 25837 (Edmond, WV, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25836 becomes 63852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holcomb, MO, 491 miles away.
- 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 26385, 28356, 28365, 28563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83652 in Nampa, ID, 1,879 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
- 🎯940 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25836 and you would come out at 37.79°S, 98.71°E — 1,050 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 25836 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,333This ZIP1,333 |
|---|---|
| Households | 455This ZIP455 |
| Housing units | 492This ZIP492 |
| Median age | 41.2This ZIP41.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $168,400This ZIP$168,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.8%This ZIP20.8% |
| Mean commute | 24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min |
| Population density | 166.5 / sq miThis ZIP166.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 8.00 sq miThis ZIP8.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
Other place names in 25836
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 25836
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25851 | Harper, WV | 1.9 mi |
25932 | Surveyor, WV | 2.4 mi |
25827 | Crab Orchard, WV | 3.7 mi |
25849 | Glen White, WV | 3.8 mi |
25801 | Beckley, WV | 3.9 mi |
25844 | Glen Daniel, WV | 4.1 mi |
25802 | Beckley, WV | 4.3 mi |
25871 | Mabscott, WV | 4.3 mi |
25873 | Mac Arthur, WV | 4.7 mi |
25839 | Fairdale, WV | 5.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25836?
25836 is in Eccles, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7856, -81.2878.
What county is 25836 in?
25836 lies in Raleigh County.
What area code is 25836?
Eccles uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25836 in?
25836 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25836?
About 1,333 people live in ZIP code 25836, in 455 households, at 166.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 25836?
The closest are 25851 (1.9 mi), 25932 (2.4 mi), 25827 (3.7 mi), 25849 (3.8 mi) and 25801 (3.9 mi).
Is 25836 a PO Box ZIP code?
25836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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