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25904

ZIP 25904 is Pax, 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
559
Coordinates
37.9156, -81.2458
☼ Live from 25904 — Pax, WV

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Where 25904 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25904
  • 🔢 Type 25904 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,904 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1619. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25902 (Odd, WV, 24 mi away) and 25906 (Piney View, WV, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25904 becomes 40952, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,451 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯940 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25904 and you would come out at 37.92°S, 98.75°E — 1,051 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 18.8 square miles of land, 25904 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population559This ZIP559
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units412This ZIP412
Median age53.2This ZIP53.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$39,455This ZIP$39,455West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$61,100This ZIP$61,100West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher1.9%This ZIP1.9%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density29.8 / sq miThis ZIP29.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees617This ZIP617
Annual payroll$66,389,000This ZIP$66,389,000

Land area

Land area18.78 sq miThis ZIP18.78 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 25904

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

ZIP codes near 25904

ZIPCityDistance
25044 Clear Creek, WV 3.5 mi
25880 Mount Hope, WV 3.5 mi
25846 Glen Jean, WV 4.3 mi
25888 Mount Hope, WV 4.6 mi
25917 Scarbro, WV 4.7 mi
25818 Bradley, WV 4.8 mi
25855 Hilltop, WV 5.3 mi
25801 Beckley, WV 5.4 mi
25909 Prosperity, WV 5.8 mi
25008 Artie, WV 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25904?

25904 is in Pax, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9156, -81.2458.

What county is 25904 in?

25904 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25904?

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

What time zone is 25904 in?

25904 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25904?

About 559 people live in ZIP code 25904, in 309 households, at 29.8 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 25904?

$39,455 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25904?

The closest are 25044 (3.5 mi), 25880 (3.5 mi), 25846 (4.3 mi), 25888 (4.6 mi) and 25917 (4.7 mi).

Is 25904 a PO Box ZIP code?

25904 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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