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25840

ZIP 25840 is Fayetteville, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
7,746
Coordinates
38.0378, -81.1116
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Where 25840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25840
  • 🔢 Type 25840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25839 (Fairdale, WV, 23 mi away) and 25841 (Flat Top, WV, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25840 becomes 04852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Monhegan, ME, 731 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,758 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯945 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25840 and you would come out at 38.04°S, 98.89°E — 1,047 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 63.9 square miles of land, 25840 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,746This ZIP7,746
Households3,200This ZIP3,200
Housing units3,480This ZIP3,480
Median age42.1This ZIP42.1West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$67,628This ZIP$67,628West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$132,400This ZIP$132,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density121.1 / sq miThis ZIP121.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments198This ZIP198
Employees1,689This ZIP1,689
Annual payroll$53,230,000This ZIP$53,230,000
Tax returns filed3,260This ZIP3,260
Total adjusted gross income$212,140,000This ZIP$212,140,000

Land area

Land area63.95 sq miThis ZIP63.95 sq mi
Water area0.82 sq miThis ZIP0.82 sq mi

Other place names in 25840

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

ZIP codes near 25840

ZIPCityDistance
25833 Dothan, WV 2.6 mi
25866 Lochgelly, WV 3.4 mi
25879 Minden, WV 3.9 mi
25837 Edmond, WV 4.3 mi
25862 Lansing, WV 5.2 mi
25173 Robson, WV 5.9 mi
25901 Oak Hill, WV 6.8 mi
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV 7.0 mi
25942 Winona, WV 7.0 mi
25152 Page, WV 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25840?

25840 is in Fayetteville, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0378, -81.1116.

What county is 25840 in?

25840 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25840?

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

What time zone is 25840 in?

25840 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25840?

About 7,746 people live in ZIP code 25840, in 3,200 households, at 121.1 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 25840?

$67,628 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25840?

The closest are 25833 (2.6 mi), 25866 (3.4 mi), 25879 (3.9 mi), 25837 (4.3 mi) and 25862 (5.2 mi).

Is 25840 a PO Box ZIP code?

25840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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