First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
52 ZIP codes start with 250, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 50 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties and 2 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 250 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, 250, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 250 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 250 ZIP codes are Elkview, Dunbar, Clendenin, Belle, Danville and Buffalo.
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 250 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 250
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25002 | Alloy | Fayette County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 25003 | Alum Creek | Kanawha County | 1,975 | 53 | $65k | $115k |
| 25005 | Amma | Roane County | 281 | 38 | $44k | $175k |
| 25007 | Arnett | Raleigh County | 687 | 128 | $38k | $245k |
| 25008 | Artie | Raleigh County | 113 | 8 | – | – |
| 25009 | Ashford | Boone County | 870 | 31 | $66k | $82k |
| 25011 | Bancroft | Putnam County | 647 | 713 | $94k | $134k |
| 25015 | Belle | Kanawha County | 3,888 | 130 | $57k | $98k |
| 25019 | Bickmore | Clay County | 666 | 27 | $32k | $61k |
| 25021 | Bim | Boone County | 258 | 24 | – | $91k |
| 25022 | Blair | Logan County | 36 | 2 | – | – |
| 25024 | Bloomingrose | Boone County | 452 | 97 | – | $83k |
| 25025 | Blount | Kanawha County | 83 | 5 | – | – |
| 25026 | Blue Creek | Kanawha County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25028 | Bob White | Boone County | 440 | 89 | $53k | <$10k |
| 25030 | Bomont | Clay County | 537 | 41 | $73k | – |
| 25031 | Boomer | Fayette County | 424 | 317 | $40k | $71k |
| 25033 | Buffalo | Putnam County | 2,284 | 92 | $82k | $142k |
| 25035 | Cabin Creek | Kanawha County | 719 | 58 | $34k | $97k |
| 25036 | Cannelton | Fayette County | 159 | 11 | $59k | – |
| 25039 | Cedar Grove | Kanawha County | 629 | 35 | $45k | $87k |
| 25040 | Charlton Heights | Fayette County | 648 | 170 | – | $96k |
| 25043 | Clay | Clay County | 1,165 | 12 | – | $74k |
| 25044 | Clear Creek | Raleigh County | 324 | 49 | $58k | $110k |
| 25045 | Clendenin | Kanawha County | 4,234 | 32 | $52k | $120k |
| 25047 | Clothier | Boone County | 146 | 18 | $39k | – |
| 25048 | Colcord | Raleigh County | 351 | 60 | $41k | $41k |
| 25049 | Comfort | Boone County | 548 | 32 | $63k | $67k |
| 25051 | Costa | Boone County | 117 | 264 | $49k | – |
| 25053 | Danville | Boone County | 3,801 | 78 | $59k | $153k |
| 25054 | Dawes | Kanawha County | 238 | 1,112 | $96k | – |
| 25057 | Deep Water | Fayette County | 138 | 19 | – | $74k |
| 25059 | Dixie | Fayette County | 324 | 62 | $106k | – |
| 25060 | Dorothy | Raleigh County | 36 | 7 | – | – |
| 25061 | Drybranch | Kanawha County | 363 | 23 | $56k | $85k |
| 25062 | Dry Creek | Raleigh County | 233 | 60 | – | – |
| 25063 | Duck | Braxton County | 1,309 | 18 | $62k | $137k |
| 25064 | Dunbar | Kanawha County | 9,090 | 1,359 | $57k | $120k |
| 25067 | East Bank | Kanawha County | 850 | 984 | $73k | $98k |
| 25070 | Eleanor | Putnam County | 1,875 | 382 | $79k | $249k |
| 25071 | Elkview | Kanawha County | 11,107 | 99 | $60k | $168k |
| 25075 | Eskdale | Kanawha County | 660 | 11 | $68k | $26k |
| 25076 | Ethel | Logan County | 81 | 10 | – | <$10k |
| 25079 | Falling Rock | Kanawha County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25081 | Foster | Boone County | 1,084 | 70 | $108k | $167k |
| 25082 | Fraziers Bottom | Putnam County | 1,830 | 35 | $54k | – |
| 25083 | Gallagher | Kanawha County | 439 | 16 | $33k | $56k |
| 25085 | Gauley Bridge | Fayette County | 557 | 40 | $31k | $91k |
| 25086 | Glasgow | Kanawha County | 907 | 656 | $54k | $100k |
| 25088 | Glen | Clay County | 151 | 9 | $41k | – |
| 25090 | Glen Ferris | Fayette County | 91 | 47 | $38k | – |
| 25093 | Gordon | Boone County | 107 | 7 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.