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25854

ZIP 25854 is Hico, 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
704
Coordinates
38.1275, -80.9764
☼ Live from 25854 — Hico, WV

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Where 25854 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25854
  • 🔢 Type 25854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,854 = 2 × 3 × 31 × 139. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25853 (Helen, WV, 37 mi away) and 25855 (Hilltop, WV, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25854 becomes 45852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24558, 24855, 25845, 28455, 28545, 28554, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85254 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 57% 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 25854 and you would come out at 38.13°S, 99.02°E — 1,042 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 27.6 square miles of land, 25854 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population704This ZIP704
Households274This ZIP274
Housing units423This ZIP423
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$52,143This ZIP$52,143West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$163,900This ZIP$163,900West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density25.5 / sq miThis ZIP25.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$6,298,000This ZIP$6,298,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$26,185,000This ZIP$26,185,000

Land area

Land area27.56 sq miThis ZIP27.56 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 25854

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ZIP codes near 25854

ZIPCityDistance
25938 Victor, WV 3.8 mi
25868 Lookout, WV 4.0 mi
25862 Lansing, WV 4.4 mi
26678 Mount Lookout, WV 4.8 mi
25837 Edmond, WV 5.7 mi
26680 Nallen, WV 6.1 mi
26690 Swiss, WV 7.0 mi
26684 Pool, WV 7.0 mi
25942 Winona, WV 7.6 mi
25833 Dothan, WV 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25854?

25854 is in Hico, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.1275, -80.9764.

What county is 25854 in?

25854 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25854?

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

What time zone is 25854 in?

25854 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25854?

About 704 people live in ZIP code 25854, in 274 households, at 25.5 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 25854?

$52,143 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25854?

The closest are 25938 (3.8 mi), 25868 (4 mi), 25862 (4.4 mi), 26678 (4.8 mi) and 25837 (5.7 mi).

Is 25854 a PO Box ZIP code?

25854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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