First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
36 ZIP codes start with 249, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 35 residential ZIP codes across 4 counties and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 249 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, 249, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 249 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 249 ZIP codes are Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Alderson, Ronceverte, Peterstown and Marlinton.
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 249 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 249
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24901 | Lewisburg | Greenbrier County | 9,093 | 98 | $53k | $266k |
| 24902 | Fairlea | Greenbrier County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 24910 | Alderson | Greenbrier County | 4,664 | 35 | $39k | $154k |
| 24915 | Arbovale | Pocahontas County | 505 | 12 | $44k | – |
| 24916 | Asbury | Greenbrier County | 322 | 20 | $76k | $333k |
| 24918 | Ballard | Monroe County | 1,420 | 38 | $64k | $141k |
| 24920 | Bartow | Pocahontas County | 356 | 4 | – | $80k |
| 24924 | Buckeye | Pocahontas County | 685 | 38 | $53k | $171k |
| 24925 | Caldwell | Greenbrier County | 577 | 15 | $68k | $153k |
| 24927 | Cass | Pocahontas County | 476 | 7 | – | $65k |
| 24931 | Crawley | Greenbrier County | 1,173 | 24 | $43k | $114k |
| 24934 | Dunmore | Pocahontas County | 362 | 5 | $40k | $231k |
| 24935 | Forest Hill | Summers County | 797 | 37 | $37k | – |
| 24938 | Frankford | Greenbrier County | 1,233 | 42 | $78k | $175k |
| 24941 | Gap Mills | Monroe County | 1,243 | 16 | $63k | $124k |
| 24943 | Grassy Meadows | Greenbrier County | 156 | 55 | $91k | $206k |
| 24944 | Green Bank | Pocahontas County | 448 | 12 | $62k | $161k |
| 24945 | Greenville | Monroe County | 303 | 16 | $52k | – |
| 24946 | Hillsboro | Pocahontas County | 1,075 | 6 | $61k | $227k |
| 24951 | Lindside | Monroe County | 1,416 | 27 | $71k | $205k |
| 24954 | Marlinton | Pocahontas County | 3,019 | 10 | $38k | $144k |
| 24957 | Maxwelton | Greenbrier County | 689 | 85 | – | $250k |
| 24962 | Pence Springs | Summers County | 7 | 2 | – | – |
| 24963 | Peterstown | Monroe County | 3,560 | 71 | $55k | $146k |
| 24966 | Renick | Greenbrier County | 1,332 | 11 | $52k | $115k |
| 24970 | Ronceverte | Greenbrier County | 3,647 | 96 | $44k | $121k |
| 24974 | Secondcreek | Monroe County | 223 | 33 | $21k | $105k |
| 24976 | Sinks Grove | Monroe County | 1,095 | 29 | $46k | $206k |
| 24977 | Smoot | Greenbrier County | 465 | 25 | $74k | – |
| 24981 | Talcott | Summers County | 463 | 59 | – | – |
| 24983 | Union | Monroe County | 1,474 | 15 | $52k | $220k |
| 24984 | Waiteville | Monroe County | 265 | 6 | $39k | $138k |
| 24985 | Wayside | Monroe County | 161 | 11 | $75k | $181k |
| 24986 | White Sulphur Springs | Greenbrier County | 5,014 | 21 | $51k | $121k |
| 24991 | Williamsburg | Greenbrier County | 277 | 8 | $55k | $143k |
| 24993 | Wolfcreek | Monroe County | 37 | 19 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.