ZIP Code 24712

24712 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Athens, Mercer County.

City: Athens
County: Mercer County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 247xx

Where this code sits

24712 is part of the 247xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Athens.

Athens West Virginia ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 24712 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 24712

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 24712.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 25971	4.3 mi	Lerona, WV
ZIP code 25922	6.6 mi	Spanishburg, WV
ZIP code 24732	7.1 mi	Kellysville, WV
ZIP code 25820	7.2 mi	Camp Creek, WV
ZIP code 25979	7.3 mi	Pipestem, WV
ZIP code 24739	7.4 mi	Princeton, WV
ZIP code 24740	7.5 mi	Princeton, WV
ZIP code 24731	7.8 mi	Kegley, WV

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 24712, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 24712. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.