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25862

ZIP 25862 is Lansing, 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
216
Coordinates
38.0882, -81.0405
☼ Live from 25862 — Lansing, WV

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Where 25862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25862
  • 🔢 Type 25862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,862 = 2 × 67 × 193. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25860 (Lanark, WV, 19 mi away) and 25864 (Layland, WV, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25862 becomes 26852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Purgitsville, WV, 140 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25268, 25286, 25628, 25826, 26285, 26582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85226 in Chandler, AZ, 1,757 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯948 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25862 and you would come out at 38.09°S, 98.96°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 25862 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population216This ZIP216
Households136This ZIP136
Housing units136This ZIP136
Median age74.3This ZIP74.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$107,763This ZIP$107,763West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$228,600This ZIP$228,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher70.4%This ZIP70.4%
Population density66.5 / sq miThis ZIP66.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$7,336,000This ZIP$7,336,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$7,258,000This ZIP$7,258,000

Land area

Land area3.25 sq miThis ZIP3.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25862

ZIPCityDistance
25837 Edmond, WV 1.9 mi
25833 Dothan, WV 3.5 mi
25868 Lookout, WV 4.2 mi
25854 Hico, WV 4.4 mi
25938 Victor, WV 5.2 mi
25840 Fayetteville, WV 5.2 mi
25942 Winona, WV 5.7 mi
25812 Ansted, WV 5.9 mi
26690 Swiss, WV 6.6 mi
25115 Kanawha Falls, WV 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25862?

25862 is in Lansing, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0882, -81.0405.

What county is 25862 in?

25862 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25862?

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

What time zone is 25862 in?

25862 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25862?

About 216 people live in ZIP code 25862, in 136 households, at 66.5 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 25862?

$107,763 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25862?

The closest are 25837 (1.9 mi), 25833 (3.5 mi), 25868 (4.2 mi), 25854 (4.4 mi) and 25938 (5.2 mi).

Is 25862 a PO Box ZIP code?

25862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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