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25878

ZIP 25878 is Midway, 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
1,094
Coordinates
37.7052, -81.2221
☼ Live from 25878 — Midway, WV

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Where 25878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25878
  • 🔢 Type 25878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,878 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 227. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25876 (Saulsville, WV, 13 mi away) and 25879 (Minden, WV, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25878 becomes 87852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27588, 27858, 27885, 28578, 28587, 28758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85287 in Tempe, AZ, 1,743 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 25878 and you would come out at 37.71°S, 98.78°E — 1,045 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 4.6 square miles of land, 25878 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,094This ZIP1,094
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units666This ZIP666
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$25,878This ZIP$25,878West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$104,000This ZIP$104,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Population density236.0 / sq miThis ZIP236.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$844,000This ZIP$844,000

Land area

Land area4.64 sq miThis ZIP4.64 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 25878

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

ZIP codes near 25878

ZIPCityDistance
25908 Princewick, WV 2.9 mi
25921 Sophia, WV 2.9 mi
25827 Crab Orchard, WV 2.9 mi
25802 Beckley, WV 3.0 mi
25873 Mac Arthur, WV 3.1 mi
25823 Coal City, WV 3.4 mi
25849 Glen White, WV 3.6 mi
25911 Raleigh, WV 3.9 mi
25871 Mabscott, WV 4.5 mi
25932 Surveyor, WV 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25878?

25878 is in Midway, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7052, -81.2221.

What county is 25878 in?

25878 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25878?

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

What time zone is 25878 in?

25878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25878?

About 1,094 people live in ZIP code 25878, in 614 households, at 236.0 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 25878?

$25,878 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25878?

The closest are 25908 (2.9 mi), 25921 (2.9 mi), 25827 (2.9 mi), 25802 (3 mi) and 25873 (3.1 mi).

Is 25878 a PO Box ZIP code?

25878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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