First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
57 ZIP codes start with 248, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 55 residential ZIP codes across 3 counties and 2 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 248 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, 248, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 248 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 248 ZIP codes are Welch, Bradshaw, Pineville, Oceana, Brenton and War.
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 248 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 248
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24801 | Welch | Wyoming County | 4,745 | 45 | $29k | $58k |
| 24808 | Anawalt | McDowell County | 501 | 30 | – | – |
| 24811 | Avondale | McDowell County | 295 | 9 | – | $87k |
| 24813 | Bartley | McDowell County | 400 | 44 | – | – |
| 24815 | Berwind | McDowell County | 176 | 15 | – | $24k |
| 24816 | Big Sandy | McDowell County | 113 | 238 | – | – |
| 24817 | Bradshaw | McDowell County | 1,931 | 85 | $25k | $51k |
| 24818 | Brenton | Wyoming County | 1,481 | 57 | $48k | $82k |
| 24822 | Clear Fork | Wyoming County | 890 | 45 | – | $128k |
| 24823 | Coal Mountain | Wyoming County | 413 | 39 | $130k | $80k |
| 24826 | Cucumber | McDowell County | 87 | 18 | – | – |
| 24827 | Cyclone | Wyoming County | 755 | 25 | $55k | $202k |
| 24828 | Davy | McDowell County | 429 | 29 | $17k | – |
| 24829 | Eckman | McDowell County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24830 | Elbert | McDowell County | 125 | 31 | $42k | $33k |
| 24831 | Elkhorn | McDowell County | 393 | 30 | $58k | – |
| 24834 | Fanrock | Wyoming County | 996 | 54 | $59k | $80k |
| 24836 | Gary | McDowell County | 914 | 111 | $36k | $48k |
| 24839 | Hanover | Wyoming County | 495 | 29 | $39k | $98k |
| 24843 | Hensley | McDowell County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 24844 | Iaeger | McDowell County | 1,049 | 18 | $26k | $67k |
| 24845 | Ikes Fork | Wyoming County | 322 | 44 | – | – |
| 24846 | Isaban | McDowell County | 266 | 27 | <$2,500 | $84k |
| 24847 | Itmann | Wyoming County | 80 | 81 | $62k | – |
| 24848 | Jenkinjones | McDowell County | 112 | 57 | $27k | – |
| 24849 | Jesse | Wyoming County | 110 | 12 | – | – |
| 24850 | Jolo | McDowell County | 29 | 4 | – | – |
| 24851 | Justice | Mingo County | 186 | 140 | $44k | $153k |
| 24853 | Kimball | McDowell County | 458 | 22 | $13k | – |
| 24854 | Kopperston | Wyoming County | 820 | 93 | $28k | $53k |
| 24855 | Kyle | McDowell County | 39 | 813 | – | – |
| 24857 | Lynco | Wyoming County | 770 | 43 | $41k | $82k |
| 24859 | Marianna | Wyoming County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24860 | Matheny | Wyoming County | 628 | 107 | – | $160k |
| 24861 | Maybeury | McDowell County | 90 | 24 | – | – |
| 24862 | Mohawk | McDowell County | 749 | 60 | $30k | – |
| 24866 | Newhall | McDowell County | 729 | 40 | $39k | $24k |
| 24867 | New Richmond | Wyoming County | 74 | 5 | – | – |
| 24868 | Northfork | McDowell County | 999 | 30 | $30k | $41k |
| 24869 | North Spring | Wyoming County | 425 | 57 | $42k | $71k |
| 24870 | Oceana | Wyoming County | 1,639 | 47 | $45k | – |
| 24871 | Pageton | McDowell County | 667 | 19 | $64k | $53k |
| 24872 | Panther | McDowell County | 477 | 14 | $40k | $41k |
| 24873 | Paynesville | McDowell County | 247 | 26 | – | $184k |
| 24874 | Pineville | Wyoming County | 1,851 | 84 | $55k | $97k |
| 24878 | Premier | McDowell County | 279 | 28 | $33k | – |
| 24879 | Raysal | McDowell County | 180 | 39 | – | $99k |
| 24880 | Rock View | Wyoming County | 189 | 44 | $68k | – |
| 24881 | Roderfield | McDowell County | 82 | 6 | – | – |
| 24882 | Simon | Wyoming County | 974 | 74 | $87k | – |
| 24884 | Squire | McDowell County | 54 | 2 | – | – |
| 24887 | Switchback | McDowell County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 24888 | Thorpe | McDowell County | 90 | 19 | $37k | $63k |
| 24892 | War | McDowell County | 1,193 | 31 | $37k | $44k |
| 24894 | Warriormine | McDowell County | 409 | 24 | $24k | $25k |
| 24895 | Wilcoe | McDowell County | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| 24898 | Wyoming | Wyoming County | 311 | 136 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.