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25909

ZIP 25909 is Prosperity, 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
836
Coordinates
37.8390, -81.2028
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Where 25909 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25909
  • 🔢 Type 25909 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,909 = 13 × 1993. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25908 (Princewick, WV, 12 mi away) and 25911 (Raleigh, WV, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25909 becomes 90952, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09259, 20599, 29059, 29590, 29905, 52099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09259 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯944 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25909 and you would come out at 37.84°S, 98.80°E — 1,047 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
  • 📏 At 0.464 square miles of land, 25909 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 225 football fields.
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People and housing

Population836This ZIP836
Households317This ZIP317
Housing units317This ZIP317
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$86,484This ZIP$86,484West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$137,400This ZIP$137,400West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%This ZIP37.3%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density1,801.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,801.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,832,000This ZIP$1,832,000

Land area

Land area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 25909

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

ZIP codes near 25909

ZIPCityDistance
25818 Bradley, WV 1.6 mi
25880 Mount Hope, WV 2.8 mi
25919 Skelton, WV 2.9 mi
25927 Stanaford, WV 3.2 mi
25860 Lanark, WV 3.2 mi
25801 Beckley, WV 3.7 mi
25851 Harper, WV 4.0 mi
25906 Piney View, WV 4.1 mi
25888 Mount Hope, WV 4.2 mi
25871 Mabscott, WV 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25909?

25909 is in Prosperity, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8390, -81.2028.

What county is 25909 in?

25909 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25909?

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

What time zone is 25909 in?

25909 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25909?

About 836 people live in ZIP code 25909, in 317 households, at 1,801.7 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 25909?

$86,484 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25909?

The closest are 25818 (1.6 mi), 25880 (2.8 mi), 25919 (2.9 mi), 25927 (3.2 mi) and 25860 (3.2 mi).

Is 25909 a PO Box ZIP code?

25909 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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