First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
43 ZIP codes start with 255, 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 7 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 255 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, 255, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 255 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 255 ZIP codes are Hurricane, Barboursville, Milton, Scott Depot, Point Pleasant and Chapmanville.
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 255 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 255
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25501 | Alkol | Lincoln County | 1,268 | 49 | $42k | $110k |
| 25502 | Apple Grove | Mason County | 376 | 15 | $78k | – |
| 25503 | Ashton | Mason County | 837 | 55 | – | $69k |
| 25504 | Barboursville | Cabell County | 12,251 | 235 | $63k | $178k |
| 25505 | Big Creek | Lincoln County | 380 | 116 | – | $146k |
| 25506 | Branchland | Lincoln County | 5,299 | 52 | $44k | $94k |
| 25507 | Ceredo | Wayne County | 1,168 | 1,688 | $49k | $148k |
| 25508 | Chapmanville | Logan County | 8,028 | 108 | $48k | $134k |
| 25510 | Culloden | Cabell County | 5,098 | 154 | $73k | $175k |
| 25511 | Dunlow | Wayne County | 855 | 10 | $44k | $125k |
| 25512 | East Lynn | Wayne County | 932 | 19 | $37k | $84k |
| 25514 | Fort Gay | Wayne County | 3,520 | 46 | $54k | $58k |
| 25515 | Gallipolis Ferry | Mason County | 2,386 | 52 | $47k | $152k |
| 25517 | Genoa | Wayne County | 1,512 | 38 | $45k | $94k |
| 25520 | Glenwood | Cabell County | 1,129 | 30 | $52k | – |
| 25521 | Griffithsville | Lincoln County | 897 | 28 | $61k | $96k |
| 25523 | Hamlin | Lincoln County | 2,753 | 71 | $67k | $87k |
| 25524 | Harts | Lincoln County | 2,533 | 26 | $40k | $90k |
| 25526 | Hurricane | Putnam County | 22,514 | 247 | $85k | $235k |
| 25529 | Julian | Boone County | 1,027 | 31 | $56k | $84k |
| 25530 | Kenova | Wayne County | 6,856 | 461 | $71k | $162k |
| 25534 | Kiahsville | Wayne County | 65 | 3 | – | $87k |
| 25535 | Lavalette | Wayne County | 2,461 | 157 | $72k | $217k |
| 25537 | Lesage | Cabell County | 1,855 | 80 | $68k | $189k |
| 25540 | Midkiff | Lincoln County | 192 | 13 | <$2,500 | – |
| 25541 | Milton | Cabell County | 9,318 | 133 | $63k | $180k |
| 25544 | Myra | Lincoln County | 16 | 6 | – | – |
| 25545 | Ona | Cabell County | 5,670 | 215 | $93k | $215k |
| 25547 | Pecks Mill | Logan County | 583 | 116 | – | $115k |
| 25550 | Point Pleasant | Mason County | 8,963 | 182 | $50k | $145k |
| 25555 | Prichard | Wayne County | 2,008 | 53 | $67k | $99k |
| 25557 | Ranger | Lincoln County | 1,251 | 28 | $31k | – |
| 25559 | Salt Rock | Cabell County | 1,899 | 96 | $35k | $131k |
| 25560 | Scott Depot | Putnam County | 9,303 | 438 | $103k | $271k |
| 25562 | Shoals | Wayne County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25564 | Sod | Lincoln County | 1,335 | 76 | – | $252k |
| 25565 | Spurlockville | Lincoln County | 774 | 20 | $35k | $89k |
| 25567 | Sumerco | Lincoln County | 823 | 56 | $52k | $95k |
| 25569 | Teays | Putnam County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25570 | Wayne | Wayne County | 6,445 | 84 | $49k | $107k |
| 25571 | West Hamlin | Lincoln County | 1,365 | 51 | $49k | $116k |
| 25572 | Woodville | Lincoln County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25573 | Yawkey | Lincoln County | 600 | 53 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.