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Century ZIP codes, West Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Century, WV; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 26238. Its area codes are 304 and 681.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
110
Area codes
304, 681

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Century itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Buckhannon (7.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

ZIP codes covering Century

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

ZIP codes overlapping Century
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
26238 Volga , WV Standard 1,107 $47,951 $133,000

Map of Century ZIP codes

26238

The ZIP codes of Century, 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 Century

The nearest larger towns are Buckhannon (5,116 people, 7.7 mi), Philippi (2,861 people, 8.1 mi) and Lost Creek (302 people, 9.6 mi).

Towns near Century
TownPopulationDistance
Buckhannon 5,116 7.7 mi
Philippi 2,861 8.1 mi
Bridgeport 9,252 14.3 mi
Clarksburg 15,549 15.0 mi
Weston 3,840 15.3 mi
Grafton 4,618 19.0 mi
Elkins 6,811 21.7 mi
Pleasant Valley 3,482 24.4 mi
Fairmont 18,221 26.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Barbour County · West Virginia ZIP codes

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