First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
47 ZIP codes start with 256, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 43 residential ZIP codes across 3 counties and 4 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 256 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, 256, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 256 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 256 ZIP codes are Logan, Williamson, Delbarton, Kermit, Dingess and Gilbert.
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 256 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 256
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25601 | Logan | Logan County | 4,380 | 210 | $47k | $95k |
| 25606 | Accoville | Logan County | 1,341 | 186 | $63k | – |
| 25607 | Amherstdale | Logan County | 847 | 67 | $27k | $71k |
| 25608 | Baisden | Mingo County | 1,051 | 102 | $83k | $118k |
| 25611 | Bruno | Logan County | 1,211 | 146 | – | $114k |
| 25612 | Chauncey | Logan County | 198 | 172 | – | – |
| 25614 | Cora | Logan County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25617 | Davin | Logan County | 163 | 23 | – | – |
| 25621 | Gilbert | Mingo County | 1,739 | 39 | $52k | $86k |
| 25624 | Henlawson | Logan County | 388 | 190 | $14k | $111k |
| 25625 | Holden | Logan County | 1,445 | 81 | $90k | $118k |
| 25628 | Kistler | Logan County | 440 | 203 | – | $42k |
| 25630 | Lorado | Logan County | 279 | 14 | – | $111k |
| 25632 | Lyburn | Logan County | 663 | 28 | – | $16k |
| 25634 | Mallory | Logan County | 1,358 | 313 | $102k | $108k |
| 25635 | Man | Logan County | 1,408 | 50 | $53k | $130k |
| 25637 | Mount Gay | Logan County | 1,004 | 219 | $52k | $77k |
| 25638 | Omar | Logan County | 249 | 15 | $90k | – |
| 25639 | Peach Creek | Logan County | 544 | 90 | $25k | $42k |
| 25644 | Sarah Ann | Logan County | 761 | 33 | $89k | $100k |
| 25646 | Stollings | Logan County | 1,204 | 50 | $38k | – |
| 25647 | Switzer | Logan County | 140 | 53 | – | – |
| 25649 | Verdunville | Logan County | 1,722 | 138 | $53k | $113k |
| 25650 | Verner | Logan County | 86 | 4 | – | – |
| 25651 | Wharncliffe | Mingo County | 533 | 17 | – | $83k |
| 25652 | Whitman | Logan County | 1,524 | 105 | $48k | $84k |
| 25653 | Wilkinson | Logan County | 74 | 66 | – | – |
| 25654 | Yolyn | Logan County | 346 | 30 | – | – |
| 25661 | Williamson | Mingo County | 4,277 | 103 | $25k | $95k |
| 25665 | Borderland | Mingo County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25666 | Breeden | Mingo County | 145 | 16 | $15k | $75k |
| 25667 | Chattaroy | Mingo County | 467 | 232 | – | – |
| 25669 | Crum | Wayne County | 633 | 44 | $43k | $64k |
| 25670 | Delbarton | Mingo County | 3,203 | 50 | $33k | $78k |
| 25671 | Dingess | Mingo County | 1,898 | 40 | $43k | – |
| 25672 | Edgarton | Mingo County | 377 | 46 | – | $102k |
| 25674 | Kermit | Mingo County | 1,999 | 39 | $39k | $102k |
| 25676 | Lenore | Mingo County | 1,239 | 37 | $48k | $120k |
| 25678 | Matewan | Mingo County | 1,336 | 69 | $37k | $96k |
| 25685 | Naugatuck | Mingo County | 763 | 49 | $64k | $74k |
| 25686 | Newtown | Mingo County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25688 | North Matewan | Mingo County | 361 | 104 | – | – |
| 25690 | Ragland | Mingo County | 742 | 148 | $64k | $114k |
| 25691 | Rawl | Mingo County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25692 | Red Jacket | Mingo County | 1,395 | 68 | $23k | – |
| 25696 | Varney | Mingo County | 1,241 | 62 | $48k | $109k |
| 25699 | Wilsondale | Wayne County | 30 | 2 | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.