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25917

ZIP 25917 is Scarbro, 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
1,255
Coordinates
37.9836, -81.2523
☼ Live from 25917 — Scarbro, WV

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Where 25917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25917
  • 🔢 Type 25917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,917 = 3 × 53 × 163. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25916 (Sabine, WV, 25 mi away) and 25918 (Shady Spring, WV, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25917 becomes 71952 — and that is a real ZIP code: Langley, AR, 746 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95172 in San Jose, CA, 2,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯939 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25917 and you would come out at 37.98°S, 98.75°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 25917 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,255This ZIP1,255
Households643This ZIP643
Housing units771This ZIP771
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$60,407This ZIP$60,407West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$88,700This ZIP$88,700West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees117This ZIP117
Annual payroll$5,841,000This ZIP$5,841,000
Tax returns filed690This ZIP690
Total adjusted gross income$29,586,000This ZIP$29,586,000

Land area

Land area44.09 sq miThis ZIP44.09 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 25917

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ZIP codes near 25917

ZIPCityDistance
25119 Kincaid, WV 2.2 mi
25152 Page, WV 3.5 mi
25904 Pax, WV 4.7 mi
25866 Lochgelly, WV 5.2 mi
25008 Artie, WV 5.6 mi
25044 Clear Creek, WV 5.6 mi
25161 Powellton, WV 6.0 mi
25846 Glen Jean, WV 6.1 mi
25855 Hilltop, WV 6.2 mi
25173 Robson, WV 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25917?

25917 is in Scarbro, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.9836, -81.2523.

What county is 25917 in?

25917 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25917?

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

What time zone is 25917 in?

25917 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25917?

About 1,255 people live in ZIP code 25917, in 643 households, at 28.5 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 25917?

$60,407 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25917?

The closest are 25119 (2.2 mi), 25152 (3.5 mi), 25904 (4.7 mi), 25866 (5.2 mi) and 25008 (5.6 mi).

Is 25917 a PO Box ZIP code?

25917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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