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25918

ZIP 25918 is Shady Spring, West Virginia, in Raleigh County; area code 304; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Raleigh
Metro area
Beckley, WV
Population
4,844
Coordinates
37.7400, -81.0356
☼ Live from 25918 — Shady Spring, WV

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Where 25918 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25918
  • 🔢 Type 25918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,918 = 2 × 12959. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25917 (Scarbro, WV, 21 mi away) and 25919 (Skelton, WV, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25918 becomes 81952, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12589, 12859, 12958, 12985, 15289, 15829, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95128 in San Jose, CA, 2,223 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯954 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25918 and you would come out at 37.74°S, 98.96°E — 1,036 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
  • 📏 At 62.9 square miles of land, 25918 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,844This ZIP4,844
Households1,888This ZIP1,888
Housing units2,208This ZIP2,208
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9West Virginia42.7US 38.9
Median household income$79,323This ZIP$79,323West Virginia$59,608US $80,734
Median home value$181,600This ZIP$181,600West Virginia$162,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$906This ZIP$906West Virginia$872US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density77.0 / sq miThis ZIP77.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees211This ZIP211
Annual payroll$9,788,000This ZIP$9,788,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$109,105,000This ZIP$109,105,000

Land area

Land area62.89 sq miThis ZIP62.89 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 25918

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

ZIP codes near 25918

ZIPCityDistance
25989 White Oak, WV 4.2 mi
25813 Beaver, WV 4.6 mi
25832 Daniels, WV 4.9 mi
25825 Cool Ridge, WV 7.1 mi
25911 Raleigh, WV 8.0 mi
25977 Meadow Creek, WV 8.1 mi
25927 Stanaford, WV 8.3 mi
25906 Piney View, WV 8.4 mi
25907 Prince, WV 8.5 mi
25860 Lanark, WV 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25918?

25918 is in Shady Spring, West Virginia, in Raleigh County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.7400, -81.0356.

What county is 25918 in?

25918 lies in Raleigh County.

What area code is 25918?

Shady Spring uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 25918 in?

25918 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25918?

About 4,844 people live in ZIP code 25918, in 1,888 households, at 77.0 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 25918?

$79,323 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.

What ZIP codes are near 25918?

The closest are 25989 (4.2 mi), 25813 (4.6 mi), 25832 (4.9 mi), 25825 (7.1 mi) and 25911 (8 mi).

Is 25918 a PO Box ZIP code?

25918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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