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Princeton, WV ZIP Codes

2 ZIP codes use the postal name Princeton, West Virginia (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $44,793 in 24740 to $61,436 in 24739, 1.4 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Princeton's most populous ZIP code is 24740, with 16,498 people (ACS 2020-2024); 9% of its land is in the city of Princeton.

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  • Census2020
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Where are Princeton's ZIP codes?

24739: $61k median household income24740: $45k median household income247392474024739: $61k median household income24740: $45k median household income247392474024739: $61k median household income24740: $45k median household income2473924740
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Princeton, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Princeton's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 24739 ($61,436), the lowest in 24740 ($44,793). Home values run from $112,600 in 24739 to $132,300 in 24740.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Princeton

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Princeton, WV, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
24740 Mercer County 16,498 539 $45k $132k
24739 Mercer County 13,981 111 $61k $113k

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Which counties do Princeton's ZIP codes reach?

Princeton's residential ZIP codes lie in Mercer County.

Which places do Princeton's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Princeton's residential ZIP codes cover Princeton itself and 1 other place, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Princeton's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Princeton starts with 247.

Three-digit prefixes of Princeton's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Princeton's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
247 Charleston, WV (SCF 250) 2 19

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.