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25865

ZIP 25865 is Lester, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area codes 681 and 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
1,573
Coordinates
37.7115, -81.3624
☼ Live from 25865 — Lester, WV

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Where 25865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25865
  • 🔢 Type 25865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,865 = 5 × 7 × 739. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25864 (Layland, WV, 21 mi away) and 25866 (Lochgelly, WV, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25865 becomes 56852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25685, 26585, 26855, 28556, 28655, 52568, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85256 in Scottsdale, AZ, 1,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 69%.
  • 🎯937 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25865 and you would come out at 37.71°S, 98.64°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 30.5 square miles of land, 25865 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,573This ZIP1,573
Households747This ZIP747
Housing units972This ZIP972
Median age63.3This ZIP63.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$38,173This ZIP$38,173West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$170,000This ZIP$170,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%This ZIP11.0%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density51.6 / sq miThis ZIP51.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$326,000This ZIP$326,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$27,107,000This ZIP$27,107,000

Land area

Land area30.46 sq miThis ZIP30.46 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 25865

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

ZIP codes near 25865

ZIPCityDistance
25920 Slab Fork, WV 2.2 mi
25848 Glen Rogers, WV 3.5 mi
25932 Surveyor, WV 4.4 mi
25839 Fairdale, WV 4.8 mi
25849 Glen White, WV 4.8 mi
25817 Bolt, WV 5.0 mi
25870 Maben, WV 5.1 mi
25921 Sophia, WV 5.6 mi
25875 Mc Graws, WV 5.8 mi
25913 Ravencliff, WV 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25865?

25865 is in Lester, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7115, -81.3624.

What county is 25865 in?

25865 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25865?

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

What time zone is 25865 in?

25865 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25865?

About 1,573 people live in ZIP code 25865, in 747 households, at 51.6 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 25865?

$38,173 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25865?

The closest are 25920 (2.2 mi), 25848 (3.5 mi), 25932 (4.4 mi), 25839 (4.8 mi) and 25849 (4.8 mi).

Is 25865 a PO Box ZIP code?

25865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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