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ZIP Codes Starting with
52 ZIP codes start with 251, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 52 residential ZIP codes across 8 counties (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 251 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, 251, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 251 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 251 ZIP codes are Saint Albans, Nitro, Poca, Madison, Leon and Red House.
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 251 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 251
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25102 | Handley | Kanawha County | 418 | 90 | $105k | $52k |
| 25103 | Hansford | Kanawha County | 151 | 36 | $23k | $103k |
| 25106 | Henderson | Mason County | 346 | 22 | – | – |
| 25107 | Hernshaw | Kanawha County | 306 | 17 | – | $90k |
| 25108 | Hewett | Boone County | 557 | 90 | $85k | $181k |
| 25109 | Hometown | Putnam County | 756 | 2,520 | $29k | $143k |
| 25110 | Hugheston | Kanawha County | 366 | 26 | $56k | – |
| 25111 | Indore | Clay County | 227 | 8 | $57k | $96k |
| 25112 | Institute | Kanawha County | 206 | 4,120 | – | – |
| 25113 | Ivydale | Clay County | 655 | 19 | – | $68k |
| 25114 | Jeffrey | Boone County | 278 | 26 | – | – |
| 25115 | Kanawha Falls | Fayette County | 39 | 5 | – | – |
| 25118 | Kimberly | Fayette County | 409 | 74 | – | – |
| 25119 | Kincaid | Fayette County | 397 | 40 | – | $52k |
| 25121 | Lake | Logan County | 948 | 31 | $58k | – |
| 25123 | Leon | Mason County | 2,440 | 21 | $55k | $152k |
| 25124 | Liberty | Putnam County | 1,514 | 46 | $51k | $179k |
| 25125 | Lizemores | Clay County | 990 | 34 | $60k | $138k |
| 25126 | London | Kanawha County | 76 | 128 | – | $28k |
| 25130 | Madison | Boone County | 3,456 | 139 | $53k | $96k |
| 25132 | Mammoth | Kanawha County | 501 | 36 | $47k | $38k |
| 25133 | Maysel | Clay County | 441 | 20 | $35k | $142k |
| 25134 | Miami | Kanawha County | 548 | 28 | $150k | $84k |
| 25136 | Montgomery | Fayette County | 1,543 | 300 | $28k | $126k |
| 25139 | Mount Carbon | Fayette County | 498 | 62 | – | – |
| 25140 | Naoma | Raleigh County | 1,321 | 24 | – | $36k |
| 25141 | Nebo | Clay County | 305 | 46 | $57k | – |
| 25142 | Nellis | Boone County | 130 | 26 | $86k | $213k |
| 25143 | Nitro | Kanawha County | 8,714 | 971 | $53k | $129k |
| 25148 | Orgas | Boone County | 587 | 19 | $69k | $57k |
| 25149 | Ottawa | Boone County | 231 | 23 | – | – |
| 25152 | Page | Fayette County | 384 | 39 | – | $68k |
| 25154 | Peytona | Boone County | 1,085 | 66 | $67k | $107k |
| 25156 | Pinch | Kanawha County | 119 | 4,250 | – | $179k |
| 25159 | Poca | Putnam County | 3,656 | 107 | $57k | $160k |
| 25160 | Pond Gap | Kanawha County | 510 | 17 | $44k | $28k |
| 25161 | Powellton | Fayette County | 514 | 35 | $51k | $71k |
| 25162 | Pratt | Kanawha County | 438 | 1,335 | $64k | $107k |
| 25164 | Procious | Clay County | 571 | 15 | $58k | $126k |
| 25165 | Racine | Boone County | 616 | 145 | $48k | $115k |
| 25168 | Red House | Putnam County | 2,330 | 73 | $102k | $207k |
| 25169 | Ridgeview | Boone County | 415 | 64 | $40k | – |
| 25173 | Robson | Fayette County | 67 | 6 | – | – |
| 25174 | Rock Creek | Raleigh County | 204 | 22 | – | $67k |
| 25177 | Saint Albans | Kanawha County | 22,665 | 718 | $55k | $140k |
| 25180 | Saxon | Raleigh County | 182 | 50 | – | $120k |
| 25181 | Seth | Boone County | 1,457 | 26 | $47k | $92k |
| 25183 | Sharples | Logan County | 80 | 6 | – | – |
| 25185 | Mount Olive | Fayette County | 729 | 274 | – | – |
| 25186 | Smithers | Fayette County | 725 | 410 | $48k | $77k |
| 25187 | Southside | Mason County | 497 | 12 | $42k | $163k |
| 25193 | Sylvester | Boone County | 230 | 70 | $74k | $77k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.