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25866

ZIP 25866 is Lochgelly, 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
308
Coordinates
38.0078, -81.1615
☼ Live from 25866 — Lochgelly, WV

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Where 25866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25866
  • 🔢 Type 25866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,866 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 479. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25865 (Lester, WV, 23 mi away) and 25868 (Lookout, WV, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25866 becomes 66852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gridley, KS, 801 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25686, 26568, 26586, 26865, 28656, 28665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85662 in Nogales, AZ, 1,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯943 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25866 and you would come out at 38.01°S, 98.84°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 25866 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population308This ZIP308
Households142This ZIP142
Housing units222This ZIP222
Median age60.2This ZIP60.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$69,050This ZIP$69,050West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$61,400This ZIP$61,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.5%This ZIP1.5%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density135.9 / sq miThis ZIP135.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees71This ZIP71
Annual payroll$3,318,000This ZIP$3,318,000

Land area

Land area2.27 sq miThis ZIP2.27 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25866

ZIPCityDistance
25840 Fayetteville, WV 3.4 mi
25879 Minden, WV 3.5 mi
25152 Page, WV 4.6 mi
25855 Hilltop, WV 4.7 mi
25917 Scarbro, WV 5.2 mi
25173 Robson, WV 5.3 mi
25119 Kincaid, WV 5.5 mi
25846 Glen Jean, WV 5.7 mi
25901 Oak Hill, WV 5.7 mi
25833 Dothan, WV 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25866?

25866 is in Lochgelly, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0078, -81.1615.

What county is 25866 in?

25866 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25866?

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

What time zone is 25866 in?

25866 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25866?

About 308 people live in ZIP code 25866, in 142 households, at 135.9 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 25866?

$69,050 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25866?

The closest are 25840 (3.4 mi), 25879 (3.5 mi), 25152 (4.6 mi), 25855 (4.7 mi) and 25917 (5.2 mi).

Is 25866 a PO Box ZIP code?

25866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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