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South Charleston, WV ZIP Codes

2 ZIP codes use the postal name South Charleston, West Virginia (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $57,937 in 25309 to $75,872 in 25303, 1.3 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). South Charleston's most populous ZIP code is 25309, with 12,154 people (ACS 2020-2024); 17% of its land is in the city of South Charleston.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are South Charleston's ZIP codes?

25303: $76k median household income25309: $58k median household income253092530325303: $76k median household income25309: $58k median household income253092530325303: $76k median household income25309: $58k median household income2530925303
The 2 residential ZIP codes named South Charleston, 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 South Charleston's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 25303 ($75,872), the lowest in 25309 ($57,937). Home values run from $158,000 in 25309 to $173,200 in 25303.

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

All 2 residential ZIP codes of South Charleston

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name South Charleston, WV, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
25309 Kanawha County 12,154 391 $58k $158k
25303 Kanawha County 7,396 2,069 $76k $173k

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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 South Charleston's ZIP codes reach?

South Charleston's residential ZIP codes lie in Kanawha County.

Which places do South Charleston's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, South Charleston's residential ZIP codes cover South Charleston 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 South Charleston'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 South Charleston starts with 253.

Three-digit prefixes of South Charleston'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 South Charleston's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
253 Charleston, WV (SCF 250) 2 47

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