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Where 25978 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.
- 🔢 Type 25978 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,978 = 2 × 31 × 419. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010101111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25977 (Meadow Creek, WV, 12 mi away) and 25979 (Pipestem, WV, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25978 becomes 87952, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, 28579, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98527 in Bay Center, WA, 2,257 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯961 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25978 and you would come out at 37.63°S, 99.06°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 33m.
- 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 25978 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 534This ZIP534 |
|---|---|
| Households | 210This ZIP210 |
| Housing units | 222This ZIP222 |
| Median age | 59.0This ZIP59.0West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,913This ZIP$73,913West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $168,000This ZIP$168,000West Virginia$162,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.7%This ZIP22.7% |
| Mean commute | 42.0 minThis ZIP42.0 min |
| Population density | 35.7 / sq miThis ZIP35.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 25This ZIP25 |
| Annual payroll | $527,000This ZIP$527,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 250This ZIP250 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,663,000This ZIP$12,663,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 14.97 sq miThis ZIP14.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 25978
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25969 | Jumping Branch, WV | 3.8 mi |
25951 | Hinton, WV | 3.9 mi |
25989 | White Oak, WV | 6.1 mi |
25825 | Cool Ridge, WV | 7.8 mi |
25979 | Pipestem, WV | 8.6 mi |
24935 | Forest Hill, WV | 8.7 mi |
25918 | Shady Spring, WV | 9.0 mi |
25841 | Flat Top, WV | 9.7 mi |
25843 | Ghent, WV | 10.3 mi |
25985 | Sandstone, WV | 10.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25978?
25978 is in Nimitz, West Virginia, in Summers County. Its published point location is 37.6330, -80.9412.
What county is 25978 in?
25978 lies in Summers County.
What area code is 25978?
Nimitz uses area codes 304 and 681, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25978 in?
25978 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25978?
About 534 people live in ZIP code 25978, in 210 households, at 35.7 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 25978?
$73,913 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25978?
The closest are 25969 (3.8 mi), 25951 (3.9 mi), 25989 (6.1 mi), 25825 (7.8 mi) and 25979 (8.6 mi).
Is 25978 a PO Box ZIP code?
25978 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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