First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
40 ZIP codes start with 252, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 40 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 252 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, 252, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 252 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 252 ZIP codes are Ripley, Spencer, Winfield, Kenna, Letart and Sandyville.
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 252 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 252
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25201 | Tad | Kanawha County | 64 | 38 | – | – |
| 25202 | Tornado | Kanawha County | 1,451 | 111 | $96k | $199k |
| 25203 | Turtle Creek | Boone County | 228 | 104 | – | – |
| 25204 | Twilight | Boone County | 161 | 11 | $14k | $42k |
| 25205 | Uneeda | Boone County | 229 | 32 | $79k | $153k |
| 25206 | Van | Boone County | 264 | 42 | $54k | $49k |
| 25208 | Wharton | Boone County | 852 | 12 | $41k | $43k |
| 25209 | Whitesville | Boone County | 539 | 21 | $49k | $91k |
| 25211 | Widen | Clay County | 100 | 9 | $20k | – |
| 25213 | Winfield | Putnam County | 6,224 | 173 | $101k | $269k |
| 25214 | Winifrede | Kanawha County | 994 | 150 | $71k | – |
| 25231 | Advent | Jackson County | 6 | 1 | – | – |
| 25234 | Arnoldsburg | Calhoun County | 566 | 13 | $43k | $100k |
| 25235 | Chloe | Calhoun County | 945 | 24 | $52k | $148k |
| 25239 | Cottageville | Jackson County | 1,787 | 62 | $80k | $159k |
| 25241 | Evans | Jackson County | 2,154 | 92 | $57k | $224k |
| 25243 | Gandeeville | Roane County | 740 | 14 | $49k | $122k |
| 25244 | Gay | Jackson County | 850 | 27 | $66k | $83k |
| 25245 | Given | Jackson County | 684 | 21 | $82k | $166k |
| 25247 | Hartford | Mason County | 499 | 393 | $53k | $84k |
| 25248 | Kenna | Jackson County | 3,222 | 49 | $68k | $161k |
| 25251 | Left Hand | Roane County | 377 | 25 | $55k | $187k |
| 25252 | Le Roy | Jackson County | 1,195 | 18 | $45k | $176k |
| 25253 | Letart | Mason County | 2,219 | 47 | $63k | $117k |
| 25259 | Looneyville | Roane County | 880 | 20 | $35k | $186k |
| 25260 | Mason | Mason County | 1,298 | 601 | $49k | $99k |
| 25261 | Millstone | Calhoun County | 325 | 33 | – | $95k |
| 25262 | Millwood | Jackson County | 1,233 | 312 | $74k | $142k |
| 25264 | Mount Alto | Mason County | 482 | 68 | $66k | $114k |
| 25265 | New Haven | Mason County | 1,285 | 539 | $52k | $108k |
| 25266 | Newton | Roane County | 680 | 19 | $71k | $206k |
| 25267 | Normantown | Gilmer County | 731 | 10 | – | $36k |
| 25268 | Orma | Calhoun County | 498 | 13 | $51k | $93k |
| 25270 | Reedy | Roane County | 1,127 | 27 | $44k | $201k |
| 25271 | Ripley | Jackson County | 7,376 | 77 | $52k | $158k |
| 25275 | Sandyville | Jackson County | 2,181 | 36 | $65k | $165k |
| 25276 | Spencer | Roane County | 7,127 | 43 | $45k | $110k |
| 25285 | Wallback | Clay County | 825 | 52 | $53k | $188k |
| 25286 | Walton | Roane County | 1,652 | 28 | $45k | $107k |
| 25287 | West Columbia | Mason County | 1,302 | 59 | $100k | $194k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.