25986
ZIP 25986 is Spring Dale, West Virginia, in Fayette County; area code 304; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Fayette
- Metro area
- Beckley, WV
- Population
- 257
- Coordinates
- 37.8998, -80.8237
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Where 25986 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 25986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGSZ — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 25,986 = 2 × 3 × 61 × 71. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110010110000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 25985 (Sandstone, WV, 10 mi away) and 25989 (White Oak, WV, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 25986 becomes 68952 — and that is a real ZIP code: Inavale, NE, 969 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (28659, 29568, 29658, 29685, 29856, 56289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96258 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,917 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
- 🎯963 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 25986 and you would come out at 37.90°S, 99.18°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 32m.
- 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 25986 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 257This ZIP257 |
|---|---|
| Households | 113This ZIP113 |
| Housing units | 138This ZIP138 |
| Median age | 59.4This ZIP59.4West Virginia42.7US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $100,128This ZIP$100,128West Virginia$59,608US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.0%This ZIP19.0% |
| Population density | 14.8 / sq miThis ZIP14.8 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 17.39 sq miThis ZIP17.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 25986
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
25976 | Meadow Bridge, WV | 4.7 mi |
25962 | Rainelle, WV | 6.1 mi |
24943 | Grassy Meadows, WV | 6.5 mi |
25831 | Danese, WV | 7.1 mi |
25966 | Green Sulphur Springs, WV | 7.5 mi |
24977 | Smoot, WV | 7.6 mi |
25958 | Charmco, WV | 7.8 mi |
25977 | Meadow Creek, WV | 8.4 mi |
25985 | Sandstone, WV | 9.9 mi |
25972 | Leslie, WV | 11.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 25986?
25986 is in Spring Dale, West Virginia, in Fayette County, part of the Beckley, WV metropolitan area. Its published point location is 37.8998, -80.8237.
What county is 25986 in?
25986 lies in Fayette County.
What area code is 25986?
Spring Dale uses area code 304, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 25986 in?
25986 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 25986?
About 257 people live in ZIP code 25986, in 113 households, at 14.8 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 25986?
$100,128 a year, against $59,608 across West Virginia.
What ZIP codes are near 25986?
The closest are 25976 (4.7 mi), 25962 (6.1 mi), 24943 (6.5 mi), 25831 (7.1 mi) and 25966 (7.5 mi).
Is 25986 a PO Box ZIP code?
25986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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