First three digits · West Virginia
ZIP Codes Starting with
40 ZIP codes start with 259, sorted at the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in West Virginia: 37 residential ZIP codes across 6 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 259 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, 259, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 259 to the Charleston, WV (SCF 250) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 259 ZIP codes are Oak Hill, Hinton, Shady Spring, Rainelle, Meadow Bridge and Rupert.
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 259 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 259
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25901 | Oak Hill | Fayette County | 10,012 | 261 | $52k | $122k |
| 25902 | Odd | Raleigh County | 260 | 10 | – | <$10k |
| 25904 | Pax | Fayette County | 559 | 30 | $40k | $61k |
| 25906 | Piney View | Raleigh County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25907 | Prince | Fayette County | 283 | 153 | $71k | $93k |
| 25908 | Princewick | Raleigh County | 130 | 73 | – | – |
| 25909 | Prosperity | Raleigh County | 836 | 1,802 | $87k | $137k |
| 25911 | Raleigh | Raleigh County | 160 | 215 | $42k | $45k |
| 25913 | Ravencliff | Wyoming County | 137 | 69 | – | $22k |
| 25915 | Rhodell | Raleigh County | 252 | 65 | $39k | – |
| 25916 | Sabine | Wyoming County | 200 | 140 | – | – |
| 25917 | Scarbro | Fayette County | 1,255 | 28 | $60k | $89k |
| 25918 | Shady Spring | Raleigh County | 4,844 | 77 | $79k | $182k |
| 25919 | Skelton | Raleigh County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25920 | Slab Fork | Raleigh County | 330 | 58 | – | – |
| 25921 | Sophia | Raleigh County | 1,989 | 155 | $36k | $106k |
| 25922 | Spanishburg | Mercer County | 63 | 23 | <$2,500 | – |
| 25927 | Stanaford | Raleigh County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 25928 | Stephenson | Wyoming County | 803 | 55 | – | $96k |
| 25932 | Surveyor | Raleigh County | 167 | 60 | – | – |
| 25936 | Thurmond | Fayette County | 5 | 0 | – | – |
| 25938 | Victor | Fayette County | 1,739 | 40 | $60k | $99k |
| 25942 | Winona | Fayette County | 32 | 2 | – | – |
| 25943 | Wyco | Wyoming County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 25951 | Hinton | Summers County | 4,904 | 43 | $36k | $123k |
| 25958 | Charmco | Greenbrier County | 483 | 24 | $27k | $70k |
| 25962 | Rainelle | Fayette County | 3,302 | 44 | $44k | $97k |
| 25966 | Green Sulphur Springs | Summers County | 95 | 5 | $61k | $163k |
| 25969 | Jumping Branch | Summers County | 1,826 | 49 | $60k | $182k |
| 25971 | Lerona | Mercer County | 1,438 | 79 | $74k | $150k |
| 25972 | Leslie | Greenbrier County | 352 | 50 | – | $55k |
| 25976 | Meadow Bridge | Fayette County | 2,469 | 33 | $41k | $126k |
| 25977 | Meadow Creek | Summers County | 50 | 13 | – | – |
| 25978 | Nimitz | Summers County | 534 | 36 | $74k | $168k |
| 25979 | Pipestem | Summers County | 541 | 12 | $50k | $169k |
| 25981 | Quinwood | Greenbrier County | 842 | 15 | $38k | $73k |
| 25984 | Rupert | Greenbrier County | 2,014 | 36 | $27k | $82k |
| 25985 | Sandstone | Summers County | 366 | 18 | $56k | $102k |
| 25986 | Spring Dale | Fayette County | 257 | 15 | $100k | – |
| 25989 | White Oak | Raleigh County | 471 | 109 | – | $199k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.