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25942

ZIP 25942 is Winona, 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
32
Coordinates
38.0179, -80.9854
☼ Live from 25942 — Winona, WV

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Where 25942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 25942
  • 🔢 Type 25942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 25,942 = 2 × 7 × 17 × 109. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25938 (Victor, WV, 10 mi away) and 25943 (Wyco, WV, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 25942 becomes 24952, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22945, 24529, 24592, 24925, 29425, 29452, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95422 in Clearlake, CA, 2,234 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯952 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25942 and you would come out at 38.02°S, 99.01°E — 1,040 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 31m.
  • 📏 At 15.6 square miles of land, 25942 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32This ZIP32
Households32This ZIP32
Housing units32This ZIP32
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area15.63 sq miThis ZIP15.63 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 25942

ZIPCityDistance
25868 Lookout, WV 3.8 mi
25837 Edmond, WV 4.2 mi
25833 Dothan, WV 4.6 mi
25831 Danese, WV 5.0 mi
25862 Lansing, WV 5.7 mi
25936 Thurmond, WV 6.8 mi
25879 Minden, WV 7.0 mi
25840 Fayetteville, WV 7.0 mi
25854 Hico, WV 7.6 mi
26680 Nallen, WV 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 25942?

25942 is in Winona, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 38.0179, -80.9854.

What county is 25942 in?

25942 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 25942?

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

What time zone is 25942 in?

25942 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 25942?

About 32 people live in ZIP code 25942, in 32 households, at 2.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 25942?

The closest are 25868 (3.8 mi), 25837 (4.2 mi), 25833 (4.6 mi), 25831 (5 mi) and 25862 (5.7 mi).

Is 25942 a PO Box ZIP code?

25942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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