25879
ZIP 25879 is Minden, 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
- 273
- Coordinates
- 37.9823, -81.1057
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Where 25879 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 25879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,879 = 7 × 3697. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010100010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25878 (Midway, WV, 20 mi away) and 25880 (Mount Hope, WV, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25879 becomes 97852, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, 28579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98527 in Bay Center, WA, 2,238 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
- 🎯947 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25879 and you would come out at 37.98°S, 98.89°E — 1,045 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
- 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 25879 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 273This ZIP273 |
|---|---|
| Households | 116This ZIP116 |
| Housing units | 137This ZIP137 |
| Median age | 54.9This ZIP54.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,800This ZIP$60,800West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $30,400This ZIP$30,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 163.6 / sq miThis ZIP163.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.67 sq miThis ZIP1.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 25879
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 25879
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25901 | Oak Hill, WV | 2.9 mi |
25866 | Lochgelly, WV | 3.5 mi |
25840 | Fayetteville, WV | 3.9 mi |
25855 | Hilltop, WV | 3.9 mi |
25833 | Dothan, WV | 4.6 mi |
25846 | Glen Jean, WV | 5.2 mi |
25936 | Thurmond, WV | 5.5 mi |
25837 | Edmond, WV | 6.6 mi |
25942 | Winona, WV | 7.0 mi |
25888 | Mount Hope, WV | 7.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25879?
25879 is in Minden, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9823, -81.1057.
What county is 25879 in?
25879 lies in Fayette County.
What area code is 25879?
Minden uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25879 in?
25879 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25879?
About 273 people live in ZIP code 25879, in 116 households, at 163.6 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 25879?
$60,800 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25879?
The closest are 25901 (2.9 mi), 25866 (3.5 mi), 25840 (3.9 mi), 25855 (3.9 mi) and 25833 (4.6 mi).
Is 25879 a PO Box ZIP code?
25879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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