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25843

ZIP 25843 is Ghent, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
986
Coordinates
37.6239, -81.1299
☼ Live from 25843 — Ghent, WV

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Where 25843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25843
  • 🔢 Type 25843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,843 = 43 × 601. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25841 (Flat Top, WV, 5 mi away) and 25844 (Glen Daniel, WV, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25843 becomes 34852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23458, 23845, 24538, 24853, 25438, 28345, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83524 in Culdesac, ID, 1,902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯951 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25843 and you would come out at 37.62°S, 98.87°E — 1,039 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 34m.
  • 📏 At 14.4 square miles of land, 25843 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population986This ZIP986
Households434This ZIP434
Housing units691This ZIP691
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,767This ZIP$86,767West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median gross rent$961This ZIP$961West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute42.4 minThis ZIP42.4 min
Population density68.4 / sq miThis ZIP68.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees599This ZIP599
Annual payroll$7,900,000This ZIP$7,900,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$39,416,000This ZIP$39,416,000

Land area

Land area14.42 sq miThis ZIP14.42 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 25843

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ZIP codes near 25843

ZIPCityDistance
25825 Cool Ridge, WV 2.9 mi
25823 Coal City, WV 4.1 mi
25841 Flat Top, WV 4.8 mi
25857 Josephine, WV 6.0 mi
25902 Odd, WV 6.1 mi
25989 White Oak, WV 6.3 mi
25832 Daniels, WV 6.3 mi
25969 Jumping Branch, WV 6.9 mi
25908 Princewick, WV 7.0 mi
25878 Midway, WV 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25843?

25843 is in Ghent, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.6239, -81.1299.

What county is 25843 in?

25843 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25843?

Ghent uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 25843 in?

25843 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25843?

About 986 people live in ZIP code 25843, in 434 households, at 68.4 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 25843?

$86,767 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25843?

The closest are 25825 (2.9 mi), 25823 (4.1 mi), 25841 (4.8 mi), 25857 (6 mi) and 25902 (6.1 mi).

Is 25843 a PO Box ZIP code?

25843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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