ZIP Code 25971

25971 is one of West Virginia's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Lerona, Mercer County.

City: Lerona
County: Mercer County
State: West Virginia
Prefix: 259xx

Where this code sits

25971 is part of the 259xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Lerona.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 25971 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 25971

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 25971.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 25979	3.2 mi	Pipestem, WV
ZIP code 24712	4.3 mi	Athens, WV
ZIP code 25820	7.2 mi	Camp Creek, WV
ZIP code 25922	7.6 mi	Spanishburg, WV
ZIP code 25969	8.8 mi	Jumping Branch, WV
ZIP code 25841	9.1 mi	Flat Top, WV
ZIP code 25978	9.6 mi	Nimitz, WV
ZIP code 24935	10 mi	Forest Hill, 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 25971, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 25971. 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.