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Baxter ZIP code, West Virginia

The ZIP code for Baxter, WV is 26560, and its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
153
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Baxter itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rivesville (2.6 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Baxter uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

ZIP codes addressed as Baxter

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Baxter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26560 Baxter , WV Standard 153 $6,875 $93,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Baxter

These ZIP codes cover part of Baxter but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Baxter
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26588 Rivesville , WV Standard 2,635 $60,990 $173,300

Map of Baxter ZIP codes

26560

The ZIP codes of Baxter, WV, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Baxter

The nearest larger towns are Rivesville (627 people, 1.4 mi), Grant Town (506 people, 2.3 mi) and Barrackville (1,430 people, 3.0 mi).

Towns near Baxter
TownPopulationDistance
Fairmont 18,221 4.4 mi
Pleasant Valley 3,482 6.1 mi
Westover 4,026 10.4 mi
Morgantown 30,236 12.5 mi
Brookhaven 6,212 14.6 mi
Grafton 4,618 15.4 mi
Bridgeport 9,252 17.2 mi
Cheat Lake 10,902 17.9 mi
Clarksburg 15,549 22.0 mi
Masontown, PA 3,201 24.7 mi
Waynesburg, PA 3,811 24.8 mi
Kingwood 2,973 25.1 mi
Philippi 2,861 27.6 mi

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