25855
ZIP 25855 is Hilltop, 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
- 339
- Coordinates
- 37.9405, -81.1530
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Where 25855 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 25855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,855 = 5 × 5171. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010011111111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25854 (Hico, WV, 16 mi away) and 25857 (Josephine, WV, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25855 becomes 55852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28555, 52585, 58255, 58552, 85255, 85552). The farthest-flung twin is 85255 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,736 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% 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 25855 and you would come out at 37.94°S, 98.85°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 32m.
- 📏 At 0.468 square miles of land, 25855 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 227 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 339This ZIP339 |
|---|---|
| Households | 93This ZIP93 |
| Housing units | 111This ZIP111 |
| Median age | 47.4This ZIP47.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $30,335This ZIP$30,335West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $55,400This ZIP$55,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.3%This ZIP10.3% |
| Population density | 724.4 / sq miThis ZIP724.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 25855
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 25855
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25846 | Glen Jean, WV | 1.3 mi |
25901 | Oak Hill, WV | 2.7 mi |
25888 | Mount Hope, WV | 3.4 mi |
25879 | Minden, WV | 3.9 mi |
25866 | Lochgelly, WV | 4.7 mi |
25880 | Mount Hope, WV | 4.9 mi |
25904 | Pax, WV | 5.3 mi |
25818 | Bradley, WV | 5.9 mi |
25917 | Scarbro, WV | 6.2 mi |
25936 | Thurmond, WV | 6.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25855?
25855 is in Hilltop, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9405, -81.1530.
What county is 25855 in?
25855 lies in Fayette County.
What area code is 25855?
Hilltop uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25855 in?
25855 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25855?
About 339 people live in ZIP code 25855, in 93 households, at 724.4 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 25855?
$30,335 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25855?
The closest are 25846 (1.3 mi), 25901 (2.7 mi), 25888 (3.4 mi), 25879 (3.9 mi) and 25866 (4.7 mi).
Is 25855 a PO Box ZIP code?
25855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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