What ZIP codes does West Virginia use for mail and package delivery?

West Virginia (WV) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 247xx–268xx. Mail routed to state capital Charleston and key regional centers such as Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown adheres to these official USPS boundaries.

Which telephone area codes are valid for West Virginia?

West Virginia is served by 2 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 304, 681. Synthetic telephone numbers for West Virginia use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.

How many counties are in West Virginia?

West Virginia is divided into 55 counties, including major administrative regions such as Kanawha, Berkeley, Cabell, Monongalia. Generated street addresses use those names.

What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to West Virginia?

Complex Appalachian mountain hollow ('holler') and ridge addressing, alongside statewide 911 emergency re-addressing projects replacing historical route numbers (e.g., 'Route 4 Box 12') with named road grids. Extensive rural carrier routes navigating mountainous terrain across 247xx–268xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.

Are the West Virginia addresses generated on this page real places?

No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for West Virginia are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use West Virginia ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

Random West Virginia Address Generator

These addresses are randomly generated for software testing. They are not real people’s details: the street number, unit and recipient name are invented, and no record is checked for deliverability.

Randomly generated West Virginia mailing addresses for software testing, form validation and staging data. Each record pairs a real West Virginia city with a ZIP prefix that serves it and the county that city sits in, then adds a street number, a secondary unit designator and a recipient name that are invented.

Official West Virginia Postal & Geographic Reference Specifications

Geographic & Postal Parameter	Official State Specification	Standardization Reference
Postal State Abbreviation	WV	USPS Publication 28 & ISO 3166-2:US
5-Digit ZIP Prefix Range	247xx–268xx	USPS prefix-to-state assignment
Administrative Jurisdictions	55 Total Counties	US Census Bureau regional boundaries
Active Area Codes (NANPA)	`304, 681` (2 total)	North American Numbering Plan Administrator
State Capital	Charleston	US Census Bureau
Primary Time Zone	Eastern Time (America/New_York, UTC-5 / UTC-4 DST)	IANA time zone database

West Virginia Postal Geography & Key Cities

ZIP codes and Sectional Center Facilities are derived from public USPS ZIP code data, area codes from the North American Numbering Plan, and county names from US Census Bureau records. Street numbers and recipient names are synthetic, and nothing is checked against an address-verification service.

Cities the generator draws from:

Charleston
Huntington
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Wheeling

Key Counties & Administrative Jurisdictions

County boundaries determine local sales tax jurisdictions in West Virginia:

Kanawha County
Berkeley County
Cabell County
Monongalia County

West Virginia Area Codes (WV)

Generated phone numbers use the area codes listed in the reference table above, paired with a 555 exchange so no number can reach a real line. Generate West Virginia phone numbers.

Postal Delivery Standards & Format Nuances in West Virginia

Complex Appalachian mountain hollow ('holler') and ridge addressing, alongside statewide 911 emergency re-addressing projects replacing historical route numbers (e.g., 'Route 4 Box 12') with named road grids.
Extensive rural carrier routes navigating mountainous terrain across 247xx–268xx.

West Virginia Address Examples in USPS Publication 28 Format

Residential Delivery Point:
100 Main St, Apt 4B Charleston, WV 25301-1204

Commercial / Multi-Unit Delivery Point:
West Virginia Logistics & Software Corp 500 Enterprise Way, Suite 300 Huntington, WV 25701-4810

Frequently Asked Questions about West Virginia Addresses

What ZIP codes does West Virginia use for mail and package delivery?: West Virginia (WV) operates within the 5-digit ZIP prefix range 247xx–268xx. Mail routed to state capital Charleston and key regional centers such as Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown adheres to these official USPS boundaries.
Which telephone area codes are valid for West Virginia?: West Virginia is served by 2 active North American Numbering Plan (NANPA) area codes: 304, 681. Synthetic telephone numbers for West Virginia use those area codes with a 555 exchange, which is reserved for fictitious use.
How many counties are in West Virginia?: West Virginia is divided into 55 counties, including major administrative regions such as Kanawha, Berkeley, Cabell, Monongalia. Generated street addresses use those names.
What postal formatting conventions and addressing quirks are unique to West Virginia?: Complex Appalachian mountain hollow ('holler') and ridge addressing, alongside statewide 911 emergency re-addressing projects replacing historical route numbers (e.g., 'Route 4 Box 12') with named road grids. Extensive rural carrier routes navigating mountainous terrain across 247xx–268xx. All addresses generated on this platform format secondary unit designators (Apt, Ste, Fl) and street suffixes according to USPS CASS standards.
Are the West Virginia addresses generated on this page real places?: No. All street numbers, recipient names, and telephone numbers generated for West Virginia are entirely synthetic and randomized for software testing, database seed scripts, and form validation. They use West Virginia ZIP codes from public USPS data and real city names, but they do not correspond to real individuals or private residences.

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West Virginia ZIP Prefixes

The first three digits of a ZIP code place an address within West Virginia. These are the prefixes assigned to the state:

253xx, 265xx

Which processing facility sorts a given prefix is set by the current USPS labeling list L005 and changes as processing is consolidated, so it is not reproduced here. Look up a ZIP prefix to see its state and generate ZIP codes inside it.