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25873

ZIP 25873 is Mac Arthur, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area codes 304 and 681; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
926
Coordinates
37.7501, -81.2138
☼ Live from 25873 — Mac Arthur, WV

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Where 25873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25873
  • 🔢 Type 25873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 25873 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25871 (Mabscott, WV, 1 mi away) and 25875 (Mc Graws, WV, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25873 becomes 37852 — and that is a real ZIP code: Robbins, TN, 210 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23857, 23875, 25387, 25837, 27358, 27583, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83725 in Boise, ID, 1,863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% 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 25873 and you would come out at 37.75°S, 98.79°E — 1,046 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 0.685 square miles of land, 25873 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 332 football fields.
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People and housing

Population926This ZIP926
Households429This ZIP429
Housing units488This ZIP488
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$26,788This ZIP$26,788West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$162,300This ZIP$162,300West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.7%This ZIP2.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density1,351.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,351.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees330This ZIP330
Annual payroll$11,401,000This ZIP$11,401,000

Land area

Land area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 25873

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ZIP codes near 25873

ZIPCityDistance
25802 Beckley, WV 0.6 mi
25871 Mabscott, WV 1.3 mi
25911 Raleigh, WV 1.8 mi
25827 Crab Orchard, WV 2.4 mi
25878 Midway, WV 3.1 mi
25849 Glen White, WV 3.7 mi
25919 Skelton, WV 3.9 mi
25851 Harper, WV 4.4 mi
25932 Surveyor, WV 4.7 mi
25836 Eccles, WV 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25873?

25873 is in Mac Arthur, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7501, -81.2138.

What county is 25873 in?

25873 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25873?

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

What time zone is 25873 in?

25873 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25873?

About 926 people live in ZIP code 25873, in 429 households, at 1,351.8 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 25873?

$26,788 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25873?

The closest are 25802 (0.6 mi), 25871 (1.3 mi), 25911 (1.8 mi), 25827 (2.4 mi) and 25878 (3.1 mi).

Is 25873 a PO Box ZIP code?

25873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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