First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
19 ZIP codes start with 247, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 17 residential ZIP codes across 2 counties and 2 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 247 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 247, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 247 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 247 ZIP codes are Princeton, Bluefield, Rock, Athens, Montcalm and Bud.
The same facility sorts 22 prefixes, 876 ZIP codes in all: 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 266, 411, 412, 415, 416.
Where are the 247 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 247
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24701 | Bluefield | Mercer County | 17,117 | 280 | $51k | $105k |
| 24712 | Athens | Mercer County | 2,913 | 246 | $81k | $214k |
| 24714 | Beeson | Mercer County | 203 | 15 | – | – |
| 24715 | Bramwell | Mercer County | 275 | 34 | $77k | $229k |
| 24716 | Bud | Wyoming County | 544 | 185 | $26k | – |
| 24719 | Covel | Wyoming County | 123 | 121 | – | – |
| 24724 | Freeman | Mercer County | 68 | 76 | – | $75k |
| 24726 | Herndon | Wyoming County | 275 | 6 | – | – |
| 24729 | Hiawatha | Mercer County | 38 | 5 | <$2,500 | <$10k |
| 24731 | Kegley | Mercer County | 175 | 134 | – | – |
| 24732 | Kellysville | Mercer County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24733 | Lashmeet | Mercer County | 122 | 36 | – | – |
| 24736 | Matoaka | Wyoming County | 426 | 15 | – | $42k |
| 24737 | Montcalm | Mercer County | 1,186 | 116 | $31k | $129k |
| 24738 | Nemours | Mercer County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 24739 | Princeton | Mercer County | 13,981 | 111 | $61k | $113k |
| 24740 | Princeton | Mercer County | 16,498 | 539 | $45k | $132k |
| 24747 | Rock | Mercer County | 3,125 | 73 | $48k | $136k |
| 24751 | Wolfe | Mercer County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.